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retreat¹ verb (retreated, retreating) 1 intrans said of a military force, army, etc: to move back or away from the enemy or retire after defeat. 2 intrans to retire or withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion. 3 intrans to recede; to slope back. 4 chess to move (a piece) back. noun 1 the act of retreating, especially from battle, a military position, danger, etc. 2 military a signal to retreat, especially one given on a bugle. 3 a place of privacy, safety or seclusion. 4 a a period of retirement or withdrawal from the world, especially for prayer, meditation, study, etc; b a place for such retirement or withdrawal. 5 an institution for the care and treatment of the elderly, the mentally ill, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French retret, from Latin retrahere to draw back.

retreat² or re-treat verb to treat again. retreatment noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c.