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† reˈtrete, v. Obs. rare.
[ad. OF. *retreter, var. of retrait(i)er:—L. retractāre to rehandle.]
trans. a. To relate, recount. b. To treat of again.
13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 92 Fowlez þer flowen.., boþe smale & grete, Bot sytole stryng & gyternere Her reken myrþe moȝt not retrete. c1374Chaucer Boeth. v. Met. iii. (Skeat) 136 Him remembreth the somme of thinges that he with⁓holdeth, and axeth conseil, and retreteth deepliche thinges y-seyn biforn. |