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
Words Nearby retrace
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
Everything users do through the interface, which uses Palantir’s GovCloud platform, is carefully preserved, so anyone with access can retrace their steps.
It took a pandemic, but the US finally has (some) centralized medical data | Cat Ferguson | June 21, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewAlmost 20 years ago, Eric Sheppard picked up the slave narrative written by his distant ancestor, Moses Grandy, and set out to retrace his long trudge to freedom.
The Great Dismal Swamp was a refuge for the enslaved. Their descendants want to preserve it. | Meagan Flynn | April 11, 2021 | Washington PostWhen turning off a path, we often take a special look around the crucial spot so we can retrace our steps.
Why do sea turtles, penguins and sharks sometimes just swim in circles or spirals? | Susan Milius | March 23, 2021 | Science NewsEvidence of an infection that has already cleared can also help researchers retrace a virus’s steps.
We still don’t know for sure where the coronavirus came from. Here’s why | Erin Garcia de Jesus | March 18, 2021 | Science NewsTechnology offered a way to automate time-honored contact tracing efforts in which public health investigators ask patients to retrace their footsteps in order to deduce where they got infected.
Digital contact tracing brought tech rivals together while the pandemic kept us apart | Lindsay Muscato | February 24, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
"To R——," replied the man, as he turned silently and sullenly to retrace his steps.
"I don't care to retrace all of mine," said Mr. Bradford, whose pale face wore a smile beneath its bandage.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonThen, slowly, she began to retrace her steps toward the corner from which she had started.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterWhatever it was, we thought it prudent to retrace our steps, and went down to the sea again by the same path.
Urania | Camille FlammarionBut we must now leave the king, and retrace history to the commencement of the civil war.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain Marryat
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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