retread

B2 Topic:Register & Style

noun /ˈriːˌtred/ verb /ˌriːˈtred/ See IPA manual

Freq #79404

Meanings

1

noun
a worn tire fitted with a new outer tread so that it can be used again

US /ˈriːˌtred/ UK /ˈriːˌtred/

The mechanic replaced the damaged tire with a reliable retread.
2

noun
something repeated or remade with only slight changes

US /ˈriːˌtred/ UK /ˈriːˌtred/

Critics dismissed the sequel as a retread of the original film.
3

verb
to fit a worn tire with a new tread, or to make something over in a slightly altered form

US /ˌriːˈtred/ UK /ˌriːˈtred/

The factory can retread hundreds of truck tires each week.
4

verb
to tread a path again or retrace one's steps; with the historical past form retrod

US /ˌriːˈtred/ UK /ˌriːˈtred/

The explorer chose to retread the same mountain path on his return.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a worn tire fitted with a... recapretreaded tire

2 noun · something repeated or... rehashremake repetition

3 verb · to fit a worn tire with a... recaprecondition remake

4 verb · to tread a path again or... retracetread againgo back over

Opposites

original innovation

Word family

Forms retrod

Derived forms retreaderretreading

Related forms tread tirerecapremake retrace

Etymology

Two transparent formations from re- ('again') + tread. The literal verb means 'tread again' and keeps tread's strong past forms retrod and retrodden. The tire verb and noun use tread for the patterned road-contact surface; from that repair sense, retread broadened to any slightly altered repetition or remake.

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# retread

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈriːˌtred/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈriːˌtred/
**Frequency rank:** 79404

## Meanings
1. a worn tire fitted with a new outer tread so that it can be used again
2. something repeated or remade with only slight changes
3. to fit a worn tire with a new tread, or to make something over in a slightly altered form
4. to tread a path again or retrace one's steps; with the historical past form retrod

## Examples
- The mechanic replaced the damaged tire with a reliable retread.
- Critics dismissed the sequel as a retread of the original film.
- The factory can retread hundreds of truck tires each week.
- The explorer chose to retread the same mountain path on his return.

## Synonyms
- recap
- rehash
- remake
- repetition
- recondition
- retrace

## Antonyms
- original
- innovation

## Derived Forms
- retreader
- retreading

## Related Forms
- tread
- tire
- recap
- remake
- retrace

## Etymology
Two transparent formations from re- ('again') + tread. The literal verb means 'tread again' and keeps tread's strong past forms retrod and retrodden. The tire verb and noun use tread for the patterned road-contact surface; from that repair sense, retread broadened to any slightly altered repetition or remake.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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