untreadv.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtread.

transitive. To retrace.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > retrace (one's course or steps)

retrace1594

untread1594

recompassc1604

retreat1605

to measure back (also backward)a1616

recollect1651

retrace1775

retrack1839

unthread1847

1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Fiiij She treads the path, that she vntreads againe.

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. vi. 10 Where is the horse that doth vntread againe his tedious measures.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 169 Vntreading a good part of the fore-said alley, we entered the Ile.

a1659 F. Osborne Ess. iii. 36 Who onely knew the Way to untread the Maze, in which Man had lost Himself.

1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence viii. 398 He has made abundance of false steps..which..he would willingly untread.

1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 105/2 The question was formally debated..whether, even at this point, they should untread their steps.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	untread
释义	untreadv. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtread. transitive. To retrace. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > retrace (one's course or steps) retrace1594 untread1594 recompassc1604 retreat1605 to measure back (also backward)a1616 recollect1651 retrace1775 retrack1839 unthread1847 1594 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis (new ed.) sig. Fiiij She treads the path, that she vntreads againe. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. vi. 10 Where is the horse that doth vntread againe his tedious measures. View more context for this quotation 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 169 Vntreading a good part of the fore-said alley, we entered the Ile. a1659 F. Osborne Ess. iii. 36 Who onely knew the Way to untread the Maze, in which Man had lost Himself. 1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence viii. 398 He has made abundance of false steps..which..he would willingly untread. 1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 105/2 The question was formally debated..whether, even at this point, they should untread their steps. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1594
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