re-trace

[ ree-treys ]
/ riˈtreɪs /
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verb (used with object), re-traced, re-trac·ing.

to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
Also retrace.

Origin of re-trace

First recorded in 1750–60; re- + trace1

Words nearby re-trace

re-sign, re-soluble, re-sort, re-sound, re-strain, re-trace, re-tread, re-treat, re-up, re-uptake, re.

Words related to re-trace

reevaluate, reexamine, amend, rethink, review, revise, reassess, convert, return, shift, move, transform, twist, switch, swing, change, enhance, reinforce, heighten, rearrange

Example sentences from the Web for re-trace

  • So we must now march to meet him, and without losing an hour he must re-trace his steps toward Yunnan with his precious charge.

    The Daughter of Heaven |Judith Gautier

  • Dick had only time to draw the poor woman on one side, when he was compelled, with his companions, rapidly to re-trace his steps.

    Charley Laurel |W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for re-trace

re-trace
/ (riːˈtreɪs) /

verb

(tr) to trace (a map, drawing, etc) again