re-treat
English
Alternative forms
- retreat (proscribed by several usage guides; compare also re-create/recreate and pre-position/preposition)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːt
Verb
re-treat (third-person singular simple present re-treats, present participle re-treating, simple past and past participle re-treated)
- (transitive) To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- (transitive) To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again