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RETRE'ATED, as a passive participle, though used by Milton, is not good English.
RETRENCH', v.t. 1. To cut off; to pare away. And thy exuberant parts retrench. 2...
RETRENCH'ED, pp. Cut off; curtailed; diminished.
RETRENCH'ING, ppr. Cutting off; curtailing.
RETRENCH'MENT, n. 1. The act of lopping off; the act of removing what is superfl...
RETRIB'UTE, v.t. [L. retribuo; re and tribuo, to give or bestow.] To pay back; t...
RETRIB'UTED, pp. Paid back; given in return; rewarded.
RETRIB'UTER, n. One that makes retribution.
RETRIB'UTING, ppr. Requiting; making repayment; rewarding.
RETRIBU'TION, n. 1. Repayment; return accommodated to the action; reward; compen...
RETRIB'UTIVE, RETRIB'UTORY, a. Repaying; rewarding for good deeds, and punishing...
RETRIE'VABLE, a. [from retrieve.] That may be retrieved or recovered.
RETRIE'VE, v.t. 1. To recover; to restore from loss or injury to a former good s...
RETRIE'VED, pp. Recovered; repaired; regained; recalled.
RETRIE'VING, ppr. Recovering; repairing; recalling.
RETROAC'TION, n. [L. retro, backward, and action.] 1. Action returned, or action...