retrace
to trace backward; go back over: to retrace one's steps.
to go back over with the memory.
to go over again with the sight or attention.
Origin of retrace
1Other words from retrace
- re·trace·a·ble, adjective
- re·trace·ment, noun
- non·re·trace·a·ble, adjective
Other definitions for re-trace (2 of 2)
Origin of re-trace
2- Also retrace.
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How to use retrace in a sentence
Dick had only time to draw the poor woman on one side, when he was compelled, with his companions, rapidly to re-trace his steps.
Charley Laurel | W. H. G. KingstonSo we must now march to meet him, and without losing an hour he must re-trace his steps toward Yunnan with his precious charge.
The Daughter of Heaven | Judith Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for retrace (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈtreɪs) /
to go back over (one's steps, a route, etc) again: we retraced the route we took last summer
to go over (a past event) in the mind; recall
to go over (a story, account, etc) from the beginning
Derived forms of retrace
- retraceable, adjective
- retracement, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-trace (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈtreɪs) /
(tr) to trace (a map, drawing, etc) again
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