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mŏdĭfĭcor, ātus, 1, v. dep. (act. collat. form, v. modifico), a. and n. [modificus], to measure off, measure a thing (post-class. in verb. finit.).
- I. Lit.: comprehensa mensura Herculani pedis, quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret … modificatus est, Gell. 1, 1, 3.
- II. 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.