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Added 9 October 2026

retrace

/ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about retrace at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To go back over again.
we retraced the route we took last summer
Reassemble mentally.
reconstruct the events of 20 years ago

Origin

From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.

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