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retar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
re-tar
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tar English retar From re- + tar.

Usage

Inflected Forms

retars (present, singular) retarring (participle, present) retarred (participle, past) retarred (past)

Questions

What does retar mean?
To provide (a road, etc.) with a new coating of tar.
Where does retar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English tar English retar From re- + tar.

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