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ret — [[t]rɛt[/t]] v. t. ret•ted, ret•ting tex to soak, as flax, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by rotting • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME ret(t) en … From formal English to slang
ret|ro|fit — «REHT ruh FIHT», verb, fit|ted, fit|ting, noun. –v.t. to modify (something) to include new or improved materials or parts in an existing piece of equipment or a structure: »Cars…must be retrofitted with exhaust catalysts to remove pollutants… … Useful english dictionary
car|bu|ret — «KAHR buh rayt, byuh reht», verb, ret|ed, ret|ing or (especially British) ret|ted, ret|ting, noun. –v.t. 1. to mix (air or gas) with carbon compound … Useful english dictionary
dew-ret — «DOO REHT, DYOO », transitive verb, ret|ted, ret|ting. to ret (flax or hemp) by exposing it to natural moisture in the open air: »It takes perhaps six weeks to dew ret hemp (Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society) … Useful english dictionary
sul|fu|ret — «SUHL fyuh reht», verb, ret|ed, ret|ing or (especially British) ret|ted, ret|ting, noun. –v.t. to combine or treat with sulfur. ╂ … Useful english dictionary
wa|ter|ret — «WT uhr REHT, WOT », transitive verb, ret|ted, ret|ting. to ret (flax, hemp, or other grass crop) by soaking in soft water … Useful english dictionary
cu|ret — cu|rette or cu|ret «kyu REHT», noun, verb, ret|ted, ret|ting. –n. a small, scoop shaped surgical instrument used to scrape the walls of a body cavity. –v.t. to scrape with a curette: »to curette a sinus. ╂[< Middle French curette < curer… … Useful english dictionary
sulfuret — SYN: sulfide. * * * sul·fu·ret or chiefly Brit sul·phu·ret səl f(y)ə .ret vt, ret·ed or ret·ted; ret·ing or ret·ting to combine or impregnate with sulfur … Medical dictionary
carburet — car•bu•ret [[t]ˈkɑr bəˌreɪt, ˌrɛt, byə [/t]] v. t. ret•ed, ret•ing ret•ted, ret•ting chem. to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons • Etymology: 1865–70; carb(on)+ uret < NL uretum chemical suffix, identical in sense with ide … From formal English to slang
car´bu|re´tion — car|bu|ret «KAHR buh rayt, byuh reht», verb, ret|ed, ret|ing or (especially British) ret|ted, ret|ting, noun. –v.t. 1. to mix (air or gas) with carbon compound … Useful english dictionary
