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ri-TREET/rɪˈtriːt/

To retreat is to move back from a position or argument; the noun is a withdrawal or a quiet place: retreat from a claim, a weekend retreat. Recede (this batch) is become more distant without a decision; advance sits opposite. Lifestyle copy is a hiding place for an empty cell.

Meaning

To move back from a position or argument; also (noun) a withdrawal, or a quiet place.

Examples

• “Do not retreat from the empty n into lifestyle copy.”
• “Withdraw is the close twin. Recede is this batch (less chosen). Copy is comms. A cell is methods. Fill the cell; the lifestyle page can wait.”

Good to know

Pull back from a position. Close: withdraw. Cousin: recede (this batch). Lifestyle copy ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

withdraw

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