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Retroact
- - Intransitive verb
1. To act in opposition, to react
2. To have reference to or influence on past occurrences
- To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.
Retrofit
- noun - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
- provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
- substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
- the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
Retronym
- noun - a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; "Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so `analog clock' is a retronym"
Retrorse
- adjective - bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs"
Retrovir
- noun - an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
Retrying
- verb - hear or try a court case anew
Rewriter
- noun - someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
Rewrites
- noun - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"
- something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"
- write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"
Searched
- verb - inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
- search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
- subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
- try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
Searcher
- noun - a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
- large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
- someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth"