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 | ||