retouch
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~ alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"
retouch
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~ give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"
retrace
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~ reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
retrace
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~ to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
retract
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~ pull away from a source of disgust or fear
retract
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~ use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
retract
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~ formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
retract
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~ pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
retrain
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~ teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment"
retrain
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~ train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"
retread
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~ use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"
retread
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~ give new treads to (a tire)
retreat
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~ move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
retreat
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~ make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
retreat
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~ move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
retreat
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~ pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
retrench
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~ make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"