modificationnoun
uk/ˌmɒd.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌmɑː.də.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/modification noun (CHANGE)
C1 [ C or U ] a change to something, usually to improve it:
Modification of the engine to run on lead-free fuel is fairly simple.
A couple of modifications and the speech will be perfect.
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Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- acculturate
- acculturation
- adjustment
- amendment
- beat
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure
- doctor
- liberty
- native
- put sth forward
- readjust
- ring
- ring the changes (on) idiom
- supple
- tailored
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modification noun (LANGUAGE)
[ U ] specialized language the fact of a word acting as a modifier of another
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- acculturate
- acculturation
- adjustment
- amendment
- beat
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure
- doctor
- liberty
- native
- put sth forward
- readjust
- ring
- ring the changes (on) idiom
- supple
- tailored
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