Detreating vs. Retreating — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Detreating and Retreating
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Detreating
Present participle of detreat
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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.
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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.
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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
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Retreating
The act of moving back from something; a retreat.
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Retreating
Moving back or away
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