Modify and Work on

Modify

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

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

Work on

Work on verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.

Modify and work on are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modify" instead a verb "Work on".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Only Six Faces This resulted in the "everyone is Frank" meme - because Dillon's work on The Punisher was so famous, Frank Castle's scowly mug is most noticeable when Dillon makes use of it or tries to modify it.
  • Self-Surgery He did this with his own hands, without any assistance, and was thus only able to modify everything but his back, which he couldn't reach or see to work on.
    Source: Self-Surgery
  • While Westone owned the rights to the programming of each game, Sega owned the rights to the title and character designs, and as a result Hudson Soft was forced to graphically modify and rename each game when they got the license to work on ports for non-Sega platforms.
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