Edit and Modify

Edit

Edit verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

Usage example: the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook

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Modify and edit are semantically related. in improve topic. In some cases you can use "Modify" instead a verb "Edit".

Nearby Words: edited, editing, editor, editable

Modify verb - To limit the meaning of (as a noun).

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Edit and modify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Edit" instead a verb "Modify".

part	edit part	modify part
body	edit body	modify body
appearance	edit appearance	modify appearance
equipment	edit equipment	modify equipment
Other words: time, way, world, bit, game, story, code, program, text, past, memory, reality, files, memories, worlds, stats, scenes.

Tropers are encouraged to contribute.In the TV Tropes system, the users are represented by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the users who view the tropes, and the users who edit and modify the tropes.

Source: Series / Law & Order
To edit a page, simply click the edit page link in the header and then modify the text in any way you want.

Source: Administrivia / Tips for Editing
There is a way to modify the overly speedy flow of time by a simple edit of the game's config.

Source: Video Game / Pathologic

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Modify and Edit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit/modify

Edit & Modify. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit/modify>.

Modify or Edit. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/edit/modify.

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