transitive verb
intransitive verb
retard
Verb
delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress.
delay implies a holding back, usually by interference, from completion or arrival.
retard suggests reduction of speed without actual stopping.
slow and slacken also imply a reduction of speed, slow often suggesting deliberate intention
, slacken an easing up or relaxing of power or effort.
detain implies a holding back beyond a reasonable or appointed time.
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French retarder, from Latin retardare, from re- + tardus slow
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun
1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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