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Uncommonretreated
The correct spelling is retreated.
How to pronounce retreated
verb
Say it like: Ret-ree-ted
The correct spelling is retreated. To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently. For example: "a retreating forehead"
Usage Examples
“a retreating forehead”
Definition
verb
- 1.To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- 2.To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again
- 3.To withdraw from a position, go back.
- 4.(of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- 5.To slope back.
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