retrace
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
/ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/
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/ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/ · /ˈɹiːtɹeɪs/
Definition of retrace
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
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verb
- (transitive)To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
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(transitive)To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.
“He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.”
“Instead of retracing my route, I have elected to walk across Blackpool to the town's remaining large station, although even this has been greatly reduced in size.”
- (intransitive)To undergo retracement.
noun
- The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.
- An instance of retracement.
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Etymology
From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.
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