Rē-trāçe’, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. RETRACED (rē-trāst’); p. pr. & vb. n. RETRACING.] [Prefix re and trace; Fr. retracer, Pr. retrasar.]
Sense 1. To track back, as a line.
Then if the line of Turnus you retrace, He springs from Inachus, of Argive race. Dryden.
Sense 2. To trace back; to carry or conduct back in the same path or course; to reverse; as, to retrace one’s steps; to retrace one’s proceedings.
Sense 3. (Paint.) To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing.