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retreat

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

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Senses

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pull back or move away or backward

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move back

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move away, as for privacy

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Variants

synonym
back awayback outcrawfishcrawfish outdraw backmove backpull awaypull backpull in one's hornsrecederetireretrogradewithdraw
pasttense
retreated
presentparticiple
retreating
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retreats
pastparticiple
retreated