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English

retreated

verb

Meaning

  1. To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
  2. To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again
  3. To withdraw from a position, go back.
  4. (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
  5. To slope back.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data