English

Modify

Blend of Modi + modify, after Narendra Modi, from Gujarati મોદી (modī).

Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲

Marathi मोडी

English Modi

Latin modificari ‘to measure off, set bound to, moderate’

Latin modificare ‘to limit, control, regulate, deponent’

Middle French modifier

Middle English modifien

Today it means

verb To align with the ideology of Narendra Modi or Bharatiya Janata Party.

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