retrace
verb [T] /rɪˈtreɪs/Definition
› to go back over something, for example a path or a series of past actions: When he realized he had lost his keys, he retraced in his mind his movements that day.Remembering, reminding and reminders
(Definition of retrace verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blast from the past idiom
- aide-mémoire noun
- be engraved on sb's memory/mind idiom
- be etched on/in sb's memory idiom
- be your epitaph idiom
- flashback noun
- imprint noun (MARK)
- indelible adjective
- jog sb's memory idiom
- keepsake noun
- let's see idiom
- remind sb of sth/sb phrasal verb
- remind verb
- reminder noun 1
- reminder noun 2
- reminisce verb
- resonance noun (QUALITY)
- resonate verb (HAVE QUALITY/EFFECT)
- resurface verb (APPEAR AGAIN)
- strike a chord idiom
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