retard

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US /rɪˈtɑːrd/ UK /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/ See IPA manual

Freq #10708

Meanings

1

verb
To slow down or delay the progress of something.

Cold temperatures retard the growth of most plants.
2

verb
To put off or postpone something.

Regular exercise may help retard the effects of aging.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to slow down or delay the... slow downdelay hinder impede

2 verb · to put off or postpone... postpone delay

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Opposites

accelerate speed

Word family

Forms retardedretardingretards

Derived forms ameritardasstardatheitardcelebretardcelebutarddemotarddutertardfreetardfrigtardfucktardgrowth-retardingnigtard

Etymology

From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

retarden Middle English retarder xno retardāre Latin

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# retard

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈtɑːrd/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/
**Frequency rank:** 10708

## Meanings
1. To slow down or delay the progress of something.
2. To put off or postpone something.

## Examples
- Cold temperatures retard the growth of most plants.
- Regular exercise may help retard the effects of aging.

## Synonyms
- hinder
- slow

## Antonyms
- accelerate
- speed

## Derived Forms
- ameritard
- asstard
- atheitard
- celebretard
- celebutard
- demotard
- dutertard
- freetard
- frigtard
- fucktard
- growth-retarding
- nigtard

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: retarden
- Root: retarder
- Root: retardāre

## Etymology
From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

## AI Etymology
Retard comes from Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”). Modern senses include to slow down or delay the progress of something. and to put off or postpone something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as ameritard, asstard, atheitard, celebretard, celebutard, and demotard.

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