English verb: retrace | |||
1. | retrace (motion) to go back over again | ||
Samples | We retraced the route we took last summer. Trace your path. | ||
Synonyms | trace | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | return | ||
2. | retrace (cognition) reassemble mentally | ||
Samples | Reconstruct the events of 20 years ago. | ||
Synonyms | construct, reconstruct | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | etymologise, etymologize | ||