verb deponent

mŏdĭfĭcor

2nd PP mŏdĭfĭcārī · 3rd PP mŏdĭfĭcātus · conj. 1st

to measure off, measure; verb. finit

act. collat. form, v. modifico), a. and n. modificus, to measure off, measure a thing (post-class. in verb. finit.).

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Lit.: comprehensa mensura Herculani pedis, quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret ... modificatus est, Gell. 1, 1, 3.—

to set a measure, set bounds to, to moderate; figuratively •

Trop., to set a measure, set bounds to, to moderate; with dat.: immaturis liberorum desideriis, App. M. 11, p. 267, 1: orationi, id. Flor. p. 365, 8: desideriis omnibus, Front. ad Ver. Imp. 6.

Perseus ID: n29381 Key: modificor