re-treat

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re-treat

/ɹiːˈtɹiːt/

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From re- + treat.

verb re-treats · re-treating · re-treated · retreat

transitive To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
transitive To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

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@misc{re_treat_2026,
  title = {re-treat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/re-treat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}