retrace

1 to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" [syn: trace]

2 reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: reconstruct, construct]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

1. To trace again; to go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery.

   He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.

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