RETRACE

reconstruct, construct, retrace

(verb) reassemble mentally; “reconstruct the events of 20 years ago”

trace, retrace

(verb) to go back over again; “we retraced the route we took last summer”; “trace your path”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

retrace (third-person singular simple present retraces, present participle retracing, simple past and past participle retraced)

(transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.

(transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery.

Noun

retrace (plural retraces)

(television) The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.

Anagrams

• Terrace, caterer, reacter, recrate, terrace

Source: Wiktionary


Re*trace", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + trace: cf. F. retracer. Cf. Retract.]

1. To trace back, as a line. Then if the line of Turnus you retrace, He springs from Inachus of Argive race. Driden.

2. To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps; to retrace one's proceedings.

3. To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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