retreat

Meaning

Noun

1. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
2. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
3. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
4. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
5. (euphemistic, obsolete, rare) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
6. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.
7. A signal for a military withdrawal.
8. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
9. A military ceremony to lower the flag.
10. The move of a piece from a threatened position.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
2. (intransitive) To withdraw from a position, go back.
3. (intransitive) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures. (of a glacier)
4. (intransitive) To slope back.

Verb

Alternative form of re-treat.

Synonyms

withdraw

withdrawal

retire

recede

flight

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draw back

retirement

pull back

fall back

move back

return

reverse

escape

run away

refuge

move backwards

back up

retrograde

recoil

hideaway

back away

flee

asylum

retract

yield

recession

step back

leave

hermitage

seclusion

go away

shelter

departure

regress

back out

crawfish out

back off

solitude

pull away

receding

go backwards

lair

running away

back down

sanctuary

going away

go back

march off

resort

fly

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Translations

retraite

Rückzug

ritirarsi

retirarse

ritirata

reculer

se retirer

retirar-se

sich zurückziehen

battre en retraite

retiro

refugio

retrocedere

retraite

andar

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: retret

In summary

From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract, retrait, and ritratto.

Sentences

Takauji and his brother were forced to retreat to the west .