The committee's recommendations are best read as an opening bid. Their authors expect — indeed, hope — that legislators will modify the proposals in negotiation, and they have left more room for such revision than a casual reader is likely to notice.
As used in the text, what does the word "modify" most nearly mean?
- A
fashion in a particular style
- Bcheck_circle
alter to make better suited
- C
describe with an adjective
- D
soften the meaning of
Explanation
Legislators are expected to alter the proposals in negotiation; "modify" means alter to make better suited, not the styling, grammatical, or softening senses.