About The Word Retrace
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Retrace
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What's The Definition Of Retrace?
[v] of past events
[v] to go back over again, as of a route or steps; "we retraced the route we took last summer" Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrace: construct | reconstruct | trace Related Terms | Find terms related to Retrace: See Also | come back | conjecture | etymologise | etymologize | get back | go back | hypothecate | hypothesise | hypothesize | return | speculate | suppose | theorise | theorize Retrace In Webster's Dictionary \Re*trace"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + trace: cf. F. retracer.
Cf. {Retract}.]
1. To trace back, as a line.
Then if the line of Turnus you retrace, He springs
from Inachus of Argive race. --Driden.
2. To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over
again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps;
to retrace one's proceedings.
3. To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a
drawing; to draw again.
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