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re-trace

  [ree-treys]
Use retrace in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -traced, -trac⋅ing.
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
Also, retrace.

Origin:
1750–60; re- + trace 1

re⋅trace

  [ri-treys]
–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; < F retracer, MF retracier, equiv. to re- re- + tracier to trace 1

Related forms:
re⋅trace⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅trace⋅ment, noun
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re·trace   (rē-trās')   
tr.v.   re·traced, re·trac·ing, re·trac·es
To trace again or back: retraced their steps.
re·trace'a·ble adj., re·trace'ment n., re·trac'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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