re-treat
/ɹiːˈtɹiːt/
re-treat verb: to treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
Verb
re-treat (third-person singular simple present re-treats, present participle re-treating, simple past and past participle re-treated)
Forms of re-treat
| third-person singular present | re-treats |
|---|---|
| present participle | re-treating |
| past participle | re-treated |
| past | re-treated |
| alternative form | retreat |
Origin of re-treat
From re- + treat.
Words that rhyme with re-treat
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- entreat
- fleet
- retreat
- treat
- complete
- conceit
- repeat
- concrete
- discrete
- bittersweet
- suite
- cheat
- cleat
- deceit
- greet
- unseat
- compete
- defeat
- delete
- effete
- elite
- escheat
- indiscrete
- leet
- pleat
- skeet
- sleet
- accrete
- beet
- bleat
- gleet
- ifrit
- incomplete
- overeat
- overheat
- petite
- replete
- superheat
- teat
- tweet
- wheat
- yeet
- Bereshit
- Bow Street
- Crete
- discreet
- downbeat
- jeet
Questions about re-treat
- What does re-treat mean?
- Re-treat means to treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- What part of speech is re-treat?
- Re-treat is a verb.
- How do you pronounce re-treat?
- Re-treat is pronounced /ɹiːˈtɹiːt/.
- What is the past tense of re-treat?
- The past tense of re-treat is re-treated.
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