Meaning

noun a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

noun a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

noun a person who changes something

originEtymology tree English modify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English modifier From modify + -er.

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