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verb (used with object),
-traced,
-trac·ing.
to
trace
again, as lines in writing or drawing.
Also,
retrace.
Origin:
1750–60;
re-
+
trace
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re·trace
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ri-
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verb (used with object),
-traced,
-trac·ing.
1.
to trace backward; go back over:
to retrace one's steps.
2.
to go back over with the memory.
3.
to go over again with the sight or attention.
4.
re-trace.
Origin:
1690–1700;
<
French
retracer,
Middle French
retracier,
equivalent to
re-
re-
+
tracier
to
trace
1
Related forms
re·trace·a·ble,
adjective
re·trace·ment,
noun
non·re·trace·a·ble,
adjective
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retrace
(rɪˈtreɪs)
—
vb
1.
to go back over (one's steps, a route, etc) again:
we retraced the route we took last summer
2.
to go over (a past event) in the mind; recall
3.
to go over (a story, account, etc) from the beginning
re'traceable
—
adj
re'tracement
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
retrace
1697, from Fr. retracer "to trace again," from M.Fr. retracier, from re- "again" + tracier "to trace" (see
trace
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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