retard

1. v. t. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate. Source: opted

2. v. t. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations. Source: opted

3. v. i. To stay back. Source: opted

4. n. Retardation; delay. Source: opted

5. n. a person of subnormal intelligence Source: wordnet

6. v. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate Source: wordnet

7. v. be delayed Source: wordnet

8. v. slow the growth or development of Source: wordnet

9. v. lose velocity; move more slowly Source: wordnet

10. n:13/v:87 v. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate v. be delayed Source: ecdict

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