modify

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

optimise, optimize - modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program"

attemper - modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"

syncopate - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

update - modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"

update - bring to the latest state of technology

cream - add cream to one's coffee, for example

qualify, restrict - make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

temper, harden - harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

specialise, specialize - suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"

buffer - add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes"

inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"

awaken, wake up, waken, rouse, wake, arouse - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

cause to sleep - make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"

affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"

indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"

cry - bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"

etiolate - make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"

shade - vary slightly; "shade the meaning"

convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

make, get - give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"

etiolate - bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight

barbarise, barbarize - make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"

allegorise, allegorize - make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"

demythologise, demythologize - remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

land, bring - bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"

coarsen - make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"

shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

suspend - cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

sober - cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"

reconstruct - cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically

increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

ease off, let up, ease up - reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"

assimilate - make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"

dissimilate - make dissimilar; cause to become less similar

clear, unclutter - rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

activate - make active or more active; "activate an old file"

activate - make (substances) radioactive

aerate, activate - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter