Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To trace again or back.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To trace or track backward; go over again in the reverse direction: as, to
retrace one's steps. - To trace back to an original source; trace out by investigation or consideration.
- To trace again; renew the lines of: as, to
retrace the defaced outline of a drawing. - To rehearse; repeat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To trace back, as a line.
- transitive verb To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over again in a reverse direction
- transitive verb To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
trace again ; to goback over something, usually in an attempt ofrediscovery . - noun television The period when the
beam of thecathode-ray tube returns to its initialhorizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to go back over again
- verb reassemble mentally
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Examples
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As Mei tries to retrace Kaili's steps, so does Lin retrace his own past ... and he carries a secret to the case that no one would ever expect.
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View image of page the timid cloud arise; and bidding "patience" again retrace her steps to the height
Letter from Young John Allen to Mollie Houston,Febrary 14, 1857 2008
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Now this morning there is scope for pullbacks with 825.52 your first short term retrace target.
FXstreet.com 2009
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The is, you especially retrace which is which until it is otherwise late.
Wii-volution 2010
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The is, you especially retrace which is which until it is otherwise late.
Wii-volution 2010
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The is, you especially retrace which is which until it is otherwise late.
Wii-volution 2010
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After a significant price move, up or down, prices often "retrace" most or all of the original move.
IBTimes.com RSS Feed 2009
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In just the last year, this has happened more than once, and we could go back further and retrace the gradual buildup to this moment.
Alison Rose Levy: How To Survive In An Age Of Crisis Alison Rose Levy 2011
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In just the last year, this has happened more than once, and we could go back further and retrace the gradual buildup to this moment.
Alison Rose Levy: How To Survive In An Age Of Crisis Alison Rose Levy 2011
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The uprisings now sweeping the Arab world threaten to retrace that familiar arc.
Is There an Arab George Washington? Bret Stephens 2011
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