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Synset

make less severe or harsh or extreme
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

modify more info

sample sentences

"please modify this letter to make it more polite"
"he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
modifiable modification modification modification modifier
semantic pointers
hypernym
change
hyponym
optimize, optimise attemper syncopate update update soup up, hop up, hot up cream qualify spoil, corrupt temper, harden specialize, specialise buffer inflect cushion, buffer, soften