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Detreating vs. Retreating — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Detreating and Retreating

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Detreating

Present participle of detreat
Mar 30, 2023

Retreating

The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant
Made a retreat from hectic city life to the country.
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Retreating

Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
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Retreating

The process of receding from a position or of becoming smaller
Glaciers in retreat from positions of advancement.
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Retreating

The process of changing or undergoing change in one's thinking or in a position
A leader's retreat from political radicalism.
Mar 30, 2023
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Retreating

A decline in value
A retreat in housing prices.
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Retreating

A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security.
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Retreating

A period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude.
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Retreating

A period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, or study
A religious retreat.
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Retreating

The signal for a military withdrawal
Sound the retreat!.
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Retreating

A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
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Retreating

The military ceremony of lowering the flag.
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Retreating

To move backward or away; withdraw or retire
Retreated to his study. See Synonyms at recede1.
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Retreating

To make a military retreat.
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Retreating

To move back from a position of advancement or become smaller
Land that emerged when the oceans retreated.
Mar 30, 2023

Retreating

To change or undergo change in one's thinking or in a position
They retreated from their demands.
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Retreating

To decline in value
Stocks retreated in morning trading.
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Retreating

To move (a chess piece) back.
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Retreating

Present participle of retreat
Mar 30, 2023

Retreating

The act of moving back from something; a retreat.
Mar 30, 2023

Retreating

Moving back or away
Mar 30, 2023

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