AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
re·treat (rĭ-trēt́)

[Middle English retret, from Old French retrait, retret from past participle of retraire, retrere, to draw back, from Latin retrahere; see retract.]

noun 

    1. The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.
    2. The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained.
  2. A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security. See synonyms at shelter
    1. A period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude.
    2. A period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, or study: a religious retreat.
    1. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
    2. The signal for such withdrawal.
    3. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
    4. The military ceremony of lowering the flag.

verb: -treat·ed, -treat·ing, -treats. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To fall or draw back; withdraw or retire. See synonyms at recede1
  2. To slope backward.

transitive verb 

Games
To move (a chess piece) back.

derivatives

re·treat́er
noun