re-treat

[ ree-treet ]

/ riˈtrit /

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verb (used with or without object)

to treat again.

Origin of re-treat

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + treat

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-treat

re-treat retreat

Words nearby re-treat

re-sort, re-sound, re-strain, re-trace, re-tread, re-treat, re-up, re-uptake, re., rea, rea silvia

Definition for retreated (2 of 2)

retreat

[ ri-treet ]

/ rɪˈtrit /

noun

the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.

the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion.

a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy: The library was his retreat.

an asylum, as for the insane.

a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation.

Military.

a flag-lowering ceremony held at sunset on a military post.
the bugle call or drumbeat played at this ceremony.

the recession of a surface, as a wall or panel, from another surface beside it.

verb (used without object)

to withdraw, retire, or draw back, especially for shelter or seclusion.

to make a retreat: The army retreated.

to slope backward; recede: a retreating chin.

to draw or lead back.

Origin of retreat

1300–50; (noun) Middle English retret < Old French, variant of retrait, noun use of past participle of retraire to draw back < Latin retrahere ( re- re- + trahere to draw; see retract¹); (v.) late Middle English retreten < Middle French retraitier < Latin retractāre to retract²

SYNONYMS FOR retreat

2 departure, withdrawal.

3 shelter.

8 leave, pull back.

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ANTONYMS FOR retreat

1, 8, 9 advance.

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8. See depart.

OTHER WORDS FROM retreat

re·treat·al, adjective re·treat·er, noun re·treat·ive, adjective

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re-treat retreat

Example sentences from the Web for retreated

Goodman retreated to house arrest at his luxury mansion on $4 million bail.

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He and the troops then retreated across New Jersey to a winter redoubt.

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She retreated into the lobby, but only to call for backup and an ambulance.

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Once you raised it, a massed army was wasting away, whether it fought or not, or whether it advanced, retreated, or stood still.

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They retreated south, giving up what they controlled of Der al Zour to ISIS without ISIS having to fire a shot.

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The prisoner released his hold on the door and retreated to the opposite end of his cell.

The First Capture |Harry Castlemon
Most of their women and children had retreated to the mountains.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville |Washington Irving
They retreated on their reserves, and stood there recovering themselves, while the Southern riflemen reloaded, but did not pursue.

The Scouts of Stonewall |Joseph A. Altsheler
The guard grumbled something under his breath, but retreated down the corridor and finally vanished from sight.

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O, señores; I perceive that you are hombres buenos; and that the ladrones have retreated at your approach.

The Bandolero |Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for retreated

retreat

/ (rɪˈtriːt) /

verb (mainly intr)

military to withdraw or retire in the face of or from action with an enemy, either due to defeat or in order to adopt a more favourable position

to retire or withdraw, as to seclusion or shelter

(of a person's features) to slope back; recede

(tr) chess to move (a piece) back

noun

the act of retreating or withdrawing

military

a withdrawal or retirement in the face of the enemy
a bugle call signifying withdrawal or retirement, esp (formerly) to within a defended fortification

retirement or seclusion

a place, such as a sanatorium or monastery, to which one may retire for refuge, quiet, etc

a period of seclusion, esp for religious contemplation

an institution, esp a private one, for the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill, infirm, elderly, etc

Word Origin for retreat

C14: from Old French retret, from retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere to pull back; see retract

Idioms and Phrases with retreated

retreat

see beat a retreat.

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