retreat
/rɪˈtrit/ v [I]Definition
› to move back and away from someone or something, esp. because you are frightened or want to be alone: She burst into tears and retreated to the bedroom. › To retreat is also to go away from a person or place because you are unwilling to fight any more: Under heavy fire, the soldiers retreated.
(Definition of retreat v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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