RETRANSLATE
Re`trans*late", v. t.
Defn: To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original language.
RETRAXIT
Re*trax"it, n. Etym: [L., (he) has withdrawn. See Retract.] (O. Eng.
Law)
Defn: The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action. Blackstone.
RETREAD
Re*tread", v. t. & i.
Defn: To tread again.
RETREAT
Re*treat", n. Etym: [F. retraite, fr. retraire to withdraw, L.
retrahere; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf.
Retract, Retrace.]
1. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. In a retreat he oShak.
2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat. L'Estrange. That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat. Dryden.
3. (Mil. & Naval.) (a) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position. (b) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. (c) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action.