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retreat

verbid 16705·updated Jun 3, 2026
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make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

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Cognitive

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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
§2
pull back or move away or backward
§3
move back
§4
move away, as for privacy
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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