- retard⇄expr. in retard, retarded; delayed.
Ex. I was far in retard ... in real knowledge (John Ruskin). - retard⇄noun 1. delay; retardation.
2. (U.S. Slang.) a retarded person; retardate. - retard⇄retard, verb, noun.
- retard⇄v.i. to be delayed or hindered.
- retard⇄v.t. 1. to make slow; delay the progress of; keep back; hinder.
Ex. Lack of education retards progress. Bad roads retarded the car.
2. to defer; postpone.
Ex. to advance or retard the hour of refection beyond the time (Scott).
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