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to retard
01
to make something move or operate more slowly
Transitive: to retard a movement or process
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
retard
3rd person singular
retards
Past simple
retarded
Past participle
retarded
Examples
Adding friction to the machine 's gears will retard its motion.
02
to slow down or decrease speed
Intransitive
Examples
The car began to retard as it went uphill, struggling to maintain speed.
03
to delay or push back an event, task, or decision to a later time
Transitive: to retard an event
Examples
They had to retard the launch date of the product because of unforeseen complications.
04
to experience a delay or slow progress in a process or activity
Intransitive
Examples
The project began to retard when key resources were unavailable.
Retard
01
a person with an intellectual disability
Offensive
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
animate
Plural form
retards
Examples
He got fired for calling the special-needs kid a retard.
02
a foolish, stupid, or socially inept person
Offensive
Slang
Vulgar
Examples
You retard, you just walked into the glass door.
Lexical Tree
retarded
retarder
retard
