re|trace´a|ble

re|trace´a|ble
re|trace «rih TRAY», transitive verb, -traced, -trac|ing.
1. to go or trace back over: »

We retraced our steps to where we started. Slowly, hesitatingly, he retraced the route the doctor had taken, down the steps onto the tough rocky ground (Graham Greene).

2. to trace again in memory; recall: »

Shall one retrace his life? (Ernest Dowson).

3. to go over again with the sight or attention.
[< Middle French retracer < re- back + Old French tracier to trace1]
re|trace´a|ble, adjective.
re-trace «ree TRAYS», transitive verb, -traced, -trac|ing.
to trace over again: »

re-traced lines in a drawing.

[< re- + trace1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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