retreated

From WikiWord

English

Etymology

No etymology has been added yet.

Pronunciation

Noun

No noun senses have been added yet.

Verb

retreated verb

To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

retreated verb

To withdraw from a position, go back.
(of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
To slope back.“a retreating forehead”

Word map

Related terms

Synonyms

withdraw recede draw back retire retirement pull away back out retrograde back away move back pull back hideaway crawfish crawfish out back backed

Rhymes

conceited defeated depleted treated pleated cheated heated maltreated deleted greeted

Usage & collocations

No usage or collocation data has been added yet.

Community definitions

Community definitions for retreated appear here as readers add and vote on them.

Usage in the wild

Real example sentences for retreated appear here as readers add them.

References