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Retracted vs Retraced - What's the difference?

retracted | retraced |

As verbs the difference between retracted and retraced

is that retracted is past tense of retract while retraced is past tense of retrace.

As an adjective retracted

is withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.

retracted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (retract)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat
  • (linguistics) (of a sound ) pronounced further back in the vocal tract

    • retraced

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (retrace)

    • Anagrams

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    retrace

    English

    Verb

  • To trace again; to go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery.
    • He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (television) The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.

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