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retrace
What does retrace mean?
retrace (verb): to go back over again.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use retrace in a sentence?
- We retraced the route we took last summer. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does retrace come from?
From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “retrace” mean?
suck or take up or in
Not quite: that's what absorb means.
to go back over again
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forsake, leave behind
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designate or schedule
Not quite: that's what slate means.
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