re-treat

/ɹiːˈtɹiːt/verb

re-treat is a verb meaning “To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-T-R-E-A-T.

What does re-treat mean?

verb

1
To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
2
To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce re-treat?

/ɹiːˈtɹiːt/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-re-treat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of re-treat

re-treats present, singular, he/she/it
re-treating participle, present
re-treated participle, past
retreat

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with re-treat

Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).

re-treat vs retreat0 B

Also written: retreat (one word or two).

Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Where does re-treat come from?

From re- + treat.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).