retroact
retroact verb: to act retrospectively or in opposition.
Verb
retroact (third-person singular simple present retroacts, present participle retroacting, simple past and past participle retroacted)
- To act retrospectively or in opposition
- In their eyes the past was good or bad for itself, and the present good or bad for itself, and an evil past could no more shadow a virtuous present than a virtuous present could retroact to brighten or redeem an ugly past.1884, Edward Bellamy, “Chapter 15”, in Miss Ludington's Sister
- to be retrospective.
- To apply (a law) retroactively to situations that predate the enactment of the law.
- Sec. 4. The effectivity of this Act shall retroact to January 1, 2001.2001, Republic of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 9010
retroact meaning in Kannada
retroact in Kannada
- ತಿರುಗಿ ಬೀಳು, ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸು, ಹಿಂದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡು, ಹಿಂದಣಿಂದ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸು, ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸು
Forms of retroact
| third-person singular present | retroacts |
|---|---|
| present participle | retroacting |
| past participle | retroacted |
| past | retroacted |
Origin of retroact
From retro- + act.
Questions about retroact
- What does retroact mean?
- Retroact means to act retrospectively or in opposition.
- What is retroact in Kannada?
- Retroact in Kannada is ತಿರುಗಿ ಬೀಳು, ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸು, ಹಿಂದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡು. See Retroact meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is retroact?
- Retroact is a verb.
- What is the past tense of retroact?
- The past tense of retroact is retroacted.
Words near retroact in the dictionary
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