Defn: Same as Retaliatory.
RETALIATORY
Re*tal"i*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures.
RETARD
Re*tard", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Retarding.]
Etym: [L. retardare, retardatum; pref. re- re- + tardare to make
slow, to delay, fr. tardus slow: cf. F. retarder. See Tardy.]
1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; — opposed to Ant: accelerate.
2. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
Syn. — To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay; procrastinate; postpone; defer.
RETARD
Re*tard", v. i.
Defn: To stay back. [Obs.] Sir. T. Browne.
RETARD
Re*tard", n.