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      modifier
      noun
      a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
      a person who changes something
      a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
      a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
      Roots
      modusmod- · Latin · measure, mannerfacio-fi · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for modifier
      qualifiernattributiveadjappositiveadjattributevsyntaxn
      Words related to modifier
      premodificationnchangernmodificativeadjmodifiesvmodificatoryadjverbifyvovermodifyvremodifyvpremodifyvmodifyingvverbificationnpredeterminervremodificationnadverbializevprenominaladjsuffixaladverbialadjadnounnadverbnmodifiableadjmodifiabilitynmodificationnverbnadjectivendeterminernbahuvrihiverbidadnominalnounnadjectivaladj

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      Where does modifier come from?

      The word modifier breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mod-, from Latin modus (“measure, manner”); and -fi, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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