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backtrack

back·track [ bák tràk ] (past and past participle back·tracked, present participle back·track·ing, 3rd person present singular back·tracks)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. go back: to go back in the direction from which you have come

2. change your mind: to change, or distance yourself from, a previous action, opinion, statement, or policy, especially as a result of other people's opposition to it
After enormous public outrage, the government backtracked on its proposed ban.

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