Modify and Turn

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

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Turn is a synonym for modify in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Modify", when it comes to topics like change, alter.

Turn verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.

Usage example: will turn 12 in six months

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Modify is a synonym for turn in adapt topic. Sometimes you can use "Modify" instead a verb "Turn", if it concerns topics such as change.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

character	modify character	turn character
power	modify power	turn power
life	modify life	turn life
body	modify body	turn body
Other words: time, face, world, game, ship, humans, objects, powers, weapons, guns, animals.

Possibly just as importantly, after rolling for new mutations, you can modify the roll depending on the amount of Infamy you possess, so you can turn the "gift" of Blindness into Wings.

Source: Tabletop Game / Black Crusade
In the Phineas and Ferb episode "Ain't No Kiddie Ride", the boys modify a set of kiddie rides to turn them into rocket-propelled vehicles.

Source: Rule of Funny
The 1986 strategy game Roadwar 2000 allows the player to modify his street gang's vehicles to turn on a dime, even buses and tractor trailers.

Source: Multi-Track Drifting

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