Re-triēve'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. RETRIEVED; p. pr. & vb. n. RETRIEVING.] [Fr. retrouver, O. Fr. retrouver, retrover, to find again, to recover, from re, again, and trouver, to find; It. ritrovare. See TROVER.] 1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve a decayed fortune. With late repentance now they would retrieve The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. Dryden.
- To recall; to bring back. “A means to retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.” Berkeley.
- To remedy the evil consequences of; to repair, as a loss or damage.
Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. Prior. There is much to be done, undoubtedly, and much to be retrieved. Burke. Syn.—To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.