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retrace

[ ri-treys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, re·traced, re·trac·ing.

retrace

/ 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

Origin of retrace¹

1690–1700; < French retracer, Middle French retracier, equivalent to re- re- + tracier to trace ¹

"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.

Then, slowly, she began to retrace her steps toward the corner from which she had started.

Whatever it was, we thought it prudent to retrace our steps, and went down to the sea again by the same path.

But we must now leave the king, and retrace history to the commencement of the civil war.

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