retrace

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
2. (transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.
3. (intransitive) To undergo retracement.

Noun

1. 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.
2. An instance of retracement.

Synonyms

return

trace

construct

trace back

reconstruct

trail

turn back

backtrack

go back

look back

recapture

recollect

recopy

regress

reminisce

replicate

retroact

retrospect

run down

think back

track

transcribe

understand

re-create

return to the origin

trackback

retrace one’s step

reverse one’s steps

return stroke

return trace

comprehend

conjure up

contemplate

copy

dereference

duplicate

flyback

follow

Translations

zurückverfolgen

desandar

ricostruire

reconstruir

αναθυμούμαι

Rückkehr zum Ursprung

rememorar

ανιχνεύω πάλι

zurückkehren

ανάγομαι στην αρχή

αναπολώ

bâtir

comprendre

construire

Rückkehr zum Anfang

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/

Etymology

From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.