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retrace

re·trace [ ri tráyss ] (past and past participle re·traced, present participle re·trac·ing, 3rd person present singular re·trac·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. follow route again: to go back over a path or route again

2. review something: to review something in the mind such as an argument, account, or series of events
retraced the events leading up to the war


re·trace·a·ble adjective
re·trac·er noun
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