Thesaurus: retrieve

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1. v. t. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence.
2. v. t. To recall; to bring back.
3. v. t. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.
4. v. i. To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.
5. n. A seeking again; a discovery.
6. n. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
7. v. get or find back; recover the use of
8. v. go for and bring back
9. v. run after, pick up, and bring to the master
10. v. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
11. To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded;as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. Walsh.