modifying

Definitions

Making partial or minor changes to something, typically to improve it or make it less extreme.

In grammar, serving to qualify or limit the meaning of another word or phrase.

Examples

The scientist is modifying the experiment to ensure more accurate results.

She spent the entire afternoon modifying her essay to improve the flow of the arguments.

Synonyms

adjusting altering changing adapting revising varying transforming

Antonyms

preserving maintaining stabilizing fixing keeping standardizing stagnating