backtrack vs modify

backtrack

verb
  • To retrace one's steps. 

  • To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run. 

  • To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff. 

  • To repeat or review work already done. 

noun
  • the act of backtracking 

modify

verb
  • To change part of. 

  • To set bounds to; to moderate. 

  • To qualify the meaning of. 

  • To be or become modified. 

How often have the words backtrack and modify occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )