Modify and Upgrade

Modify

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

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Upgrade and modify are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upgrade" instead a verb "Modify".

Upgrade verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Modify and upgrade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modify" instead a verb "Upgrade".

Nearby Words: upgrading, upgraded, upgradable

character	modify character	upgrade character
power	modify power	upgrade power
form	modify form	upgrade form
equipment	modify equipment	upgrade equipment
Other words: way, technology, code, damage, car, ship, robot, armor, powers, weapons, abilities, stats.

Progs he's helping to modify sit there and let themselves get (1) an unscheduled upgrade from (2) unknown packages by (3) non-personnel.

Source: Video Game / Mega Man Battle Network
It has a further upgrade that can be bough for 50,000 caps, which allows you to also modify your residents facial features.

Source: Video Game / Fallout Shelter
Your damage is mostly dependent on your weapons, meaning your expensively upgraded weapons fall a little more behind the zombies each time you level up and you need to find, upgrade, and modify new weapons.

Source: Empty Levels

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