- ret|ro|act
- ret|ro|act «REHT roh AKT», intransitive verb.1. to operate in a backward direction; affect what is past.2. to react.
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ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
ret|ro|fire — «REHT roh FYR», noun, verb, fired, fir|ing. –n. the act of firing a retrorocket: »When a…capsule is about to re enter the atmosphere, it will be positioned for retrofire by computers on the ground (Time). –v.i., v.t. to fire (a retrorocket) … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|flex|ion — «REHT ruh FLEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of bending backward, especially of the uterus. 2. pronunciation with a bending backward and raising of the tip of the tongue … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|spec|tion — «REHT ruh SPEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of looking back on things past; survey of past events or experiences: »Old people often enjoy retrospection. 2. a reference to something … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|ver|sion — «REHT ruh VUR zhuhn, shuhn», noun. the act of turning or condition of being turned backward; displacement backwards: »a retroversion of the uterus. ╂[< Latin retrōversus (< retrō back + vertere to turn) + English ion] … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|ces|sion — re|tro|ces|sion1 «REHT ruh SEHSH uhn», noun. the act of going back. ret|ro|ces|sion2 «REHT ruh SEHSH uhn», noun. the act of ceding back … Useful english dictionary
ret·ro·spec·tion — /ˌrɛtrəˈspɛkʃən/ noun [noncount] formal : the act of thinking about the past or something that happened in the past This is a time of retrospection for many people … Useful english dictionary
cab·a·ret — /ˌkæbəˈreı/ noun, pl rets 1 [count] : a restaurant where you can buy alcohol and see a musical show 2 [count, noncount] : entertainment provided at a such a restaurant often used before another noun a cabaret act/singer … Useful english dictionary
retroact — ret·ro·act … English syllables
retroact — ret•ro•act [[t]ˈrɛ troʊˌækt[/t]] v. i. 1) to act in opposition; react 2) to have reference to or influence on past occurrences • Etymology: 1785–1795 … From formal English to slang
