mŏdĭfĭco, āre, 1, v. n. and a. [modus facio].
I Neutr., to limit, set limits to : alicui in aliquā re intercedere aut modificare, Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 3 Mai.—
II Act., to control, regulate : vitalis motus, Aug. de Music. 6, 17, 58.— Pass. reflex., to observe due measure, keep within bounds, to be moderate : modificari in sumptibus, Ap. Dogm. Plat. p. 18, 37.—Class. only in part. perf. mŏdĭfĭcātus , a, um, measured off, measured : verba modificata, Cic. Part. Or. 5, 17: membra modificata, id. de Or. 3, 48, 186: corpora ... modificata utriusque rei participatione, Ap. Deo Socr. p. 47, 7.—
B Melodious : luseiniarum querelae, Sid. Ep. 9, 2.