"retroject" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛkt/ Forms: retrojects [present, singular, third-person], retrojecting [participle, present], retrojected [participle, past], retrojected [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: * Mid 19th-century. Combination of retro- (“after”) + (pro)ject. Etymology templates: {{af|en|retro-|project|alt2=(pro)ject|t1=after}} retro- (“after”) + (pro)ject Head templates: {{en-verb}} retroject (third-person singular simple present retrojects, present participle retrojecting, simple past and past participle retrojected)
  1. (transitive) To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retroject-en-verb-7EytWtKQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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