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retarded |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retard \Re*tard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retarded}; p. pr & vb n. {Retarding}.] [L. retardare retardatum pref. re- re- + tardare to make slow, to delay, fr tardus slow: cf F. retarder. See {Tardy}.] 1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to {accelerate}. 2. To put off to postpone; as to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations. Syn: To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay; procrastinate; postpone; defer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retarded adj : relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" [ant: {precocious}]
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