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retrograde
'retrograde' - used as an adjective
1. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
2. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
3. going from better to worse
4. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

'retrograde' - used as a verb
5. move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
6. move in a direction contrary to the usual one
retrograding planets
7. move back
The glacier retrogrades
8. go back over
retrograde arguments
9. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

derived forms
1. Retrograde / Past
retrograded
2. Retrograde / Third Person
retrogrades
3. Retrograde / Present Participle
retrograding
See also
 
Antonym
  • direct
  • anterograde
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