Retreated vs Retracted - What's the difference?
retreated | retracted |
(retreat)
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
* Shakespeare
The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
* L'Estrange
* Dryden
A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
A period of meditation, prayer or study.
Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
A signal for a military withdrawal.
A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
A military ceremony to lower the flag.
(chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
(retract)
withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat
(linguistics) (of a sound ) pronounced further back in the vocal tract
As verbs the difference between retreated and retracted
is that retreated is (retreat) while retracted is (retract).As an adjective retracted is
withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.retreated
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Verb
(head)retreat
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Noun
(en noun)- In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
- He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.