retrace
retrace Lexical Profile
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• verb
To go back over the same route or path that one has just taken (especially in the phrase 'retrace one's steps').
"When she realized her keys were missing, she decided to retrace her steps back to the library."
To review, reconstruct, or discover the origin and development of a sequence of past events or ideas.
"The documentary attempts to retrace the history of the ancient trade route from its earliest beginnings."
To draw or mark over lines, letters, or a design a second time.
"The calligrapher carefully retraced the faded ink outlines on the parchment."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Middle French retracer, from re- ('back, again') and tracer ('to trace or follow a path'), ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin tractiare ('to drag, draw').