retrace

Word parts

re- + trace

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /riːˈtreɪs/

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Verb

Plain form retrace

Third-person singular retraces

Past tense retraced

Past participle retraced

Present participle retracing

1. (transitive) If you retrace your path, steps, or actions you go back over them hoping to notice something.
2. (transitive) If you retrace something, you trace it again.