Definition of Retrace

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Retrace

To trace back, as a line.

To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps; to retrace one's proceedings.

To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again.

Related Definitions:

Again, As, Back, Course, Direction, Draw, Drawing, Go, In, Line, Of, One, Or, Outline, Over, Previous, Renew, Retrace, Reverse, The, To, Trace

Retrace Quotations

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.
Mohandas Gandhi

It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
Virgil

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
Virgil

Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten.
Andre Breton

Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps.
Nathalie Sarraute

Retrace Translations

retrace in Spanish is desandar

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