Retral, rē′tral, adj. back, posterior.
Retranché, re-trong-shā′, adj. (her.) divided bend-wise twice or into three parts.
Retransfer, rē-trans-fėr′, v.t. to transfer back.—n. Retrans′fer.
Retransform, rē-trans-form′, v.t. to transform or change back again.—n. Retransformā′tion, a second or renewed transformation: a change back to a former state.
Retranslate, rē-trans-lāt′, v.t. to translate anew: to translate back into the original languages.—n. Retranslā′tion.
Retransmission, rē-trans-mish′un, n. a repeated transmission.—v.t. Rē′transmit.
Retrate, rē-trāt′, n. (Spens.)=retreat.
Retraverse, rē-trav′ėrs, v.t. to traverse again.
Retraxit, rē-trak′sit, n. (law) the open renunciation of a suit in court.
Retreat, rē-trēt′, n. a drawing back or retracing one's steps: retirement: place of privacy: withdrawal: a place of security: a shelter: (mil.) the act of retiring in order from before the enemy, or from an advanced position: the signal for retiring from an engagement or to quarters: a special season of religious meditation.—v.i. to draw back: to recede: to consider: to retire, esp. to a place of shelter: to retire before an enemy or from an advanced position: in fencing, to move back so as to avoid the point of the adversary's sword: to slope back, as a retreating forehead.—ns. Retreat′er; Retreat′ment. [O. Fr. retrete—L. retractus, pa.p. of retrahĕre.]