backtrack
[ bak-trak ]
/ ˈbækˌtræk /
verb (used without object)
to return over the same course or route.
to withdraw from an undertaking, position, etc.; reverse a policy.
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backtrack
/ (ˈbækˌtræk) /
verb (intr)
to return by the same route by which one has come
to retract or reverse one's opinion, action, policy, etc
Derived forms of backtrack
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