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    retard

    verb

    • 1. delay or hold back in terms of progress or development: "our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties"

    noun

    • 1. a person who has an intellectual disability (often used as a general term of abuse). offensive

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RETARD definition: 1. to make something slower: 2. a word for a person with a learning disability (= a condition that…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retardRetard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jul 23, 2012 · The meaning of RETARD is to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment. How to use retard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retard.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › retardRETARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Retard definition: to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.. See examples of RETARD used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRETARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. [formal] Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future. [VERB noun] Synonyms: slow down, check, arrest, delay More Synonyms of retard. 2. countable noun.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › retardRetard - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To retard something is to slow it down. A lack of fresh fruit and vegetables can retard the growth of a young child. This word should be used with a lot of caution. Using this word to describe a person is considered offensive and should be avoided. It is often a harmless word when used as a verb.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishretard verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    retard something to make the development or progress of something slower synonym delay, slow. The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. The lack of a rail link retarded the town’s development.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › retardRetard - definition of retard by The Free Dictionary

    Define retard. retard synonyms, retard pronunciation, retard translation, English dictionary definition of retard. v. re·tard·ed , re·tard·ing , re·tards v. tr. To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede. v. intr. To be delayed. n. 1. A slowing down or hindering...