Vocabulary : Retransform to Retrench

Retransform : To transform anew or back.
Retranslate : To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the original language.
Retraxit : The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.
Retread : To tread again.
Retreat : The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. ;; The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. ;; The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position. ;; The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. ;; A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action. ;; A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. ;; A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat. ;; To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
Retreated : of Retreat
Retreatful : Furnishing or serving as a retreat.
Retreating : of Retreat
Retreatment : The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira.
Retrench : To cut off; to pare away. ;; To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. ;; To confine; to limit; to restrict. ;; To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. ;; To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
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