"re-treat" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-re-treat.wav Forms: re-treats [present, singular, third-person], re-treating [participle, present], re-treated [participle, past], re-treated [past]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From re- + treat. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|treat}} re- + treat Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-treat (third-person singular simple present re-treats, present participle re-treating, simple past and past participle re-treated)
  1. (transitive) To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-re-treat-en-verb-UkT1zJBU
  2. (transitive) To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-re-treat-en-verb-~G~JCvFy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: retreat (english: proscribed by several usage guides; compare also re-create/recreate and pre-position/preposition)

Alternative forms

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