modified

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Etymology

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English modify

English -ed

English modified

From modify + -ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdɪfaɪd/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdɪfaɪd/
• Hyphenation: mod‧i‧fied

Adjective

modified (comparative more modified, superlative most modified)

1. changed; altered
   • 2014, Jerald Silverman, Mark A. Suckow, Sreekant Murthy, The IACUC Handbook, Third Edition, page 143:

     What happens to a protocol after it is prereviewed? Opin. After a protocol is prereviewed, the investigator submits a modified or unmodified protocol that must be processed for formal review by the IACUC.

   • 2016 April 18, Cristina Alesci, “Monsanto CEO frustrated over 'polarized' GMO debate”, in CNN Business‎^[1]:

     As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'

Antonyms

• unmodified

Derived terms

• biomodified
• comodified
• gene-modified
• genetically modified
• hypermodified
• hypomodified
• modacrylic
• modified American plan
• modified aspect ratio
• modified bitumen
• modified chest thrust
• modified Harvard architecture
• modified Newtonian dynamics
• modified push-up
• modified starch
• nanomodified
• nonmodified
• organomodified
• silane-modified polymer
• supermodified
• undermodified

Translations

changed; altered

• Finnish: muokattu (fi), muunnettu (fi)
• French: modifié (fr)
• Italian: modificato (it)
• Portuguese: modificado (pt)
• Romanian: modificat (ro)
• Spanish: modificado (es)
• Ukrainian: змінений (zminenyj)

Verb

modified

1. simple past and past participle of modify

Noun

modified (plural modifieds)

1. Any vehicle used in modified racing.

Anagrams

• domified