retrace

/riˈtreɪs/
verb
  1. To go back along the same path or route that you came from.
    • The hikers decided to retrace the trail back to the campsite.
    • We had to retrace our steps to find the lost keys.
    • She retraced her route through the city to see where she had dropped her wallet.
  2. To find or describe again the series of events that led to a particular situation.
    • The detective retraced the victim's movements on the day of the crime.
    • Historians retrace the events that caused the war.
    • He tried to retrace his thought process to understand his mistake.
  3. To draw or trace over something again, especially to make it clearer or more accurate.
    • The child retraced the dotted lines to practice writing the alphabet.
    • The artist used a darker pencil to retrace the outline of the drawing.
    • She retraced the letters on the faded sign to make them readable.
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