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"
retrench
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~ tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
retrieve
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~ get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
retrieve
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~ go for and bring back; "retrieve the car from the parking garage"
retrieve
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~ recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
retrieve
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~ run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
retrofit
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~ provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
retrofit
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~ substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
retrofit
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~ fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"