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Webster 1913 Edition


Retroact

Reˊtro-act′

,
Verb.
I.
[Pref.
retro- + act
.]
To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.

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retroact

retroact

English

Verb

retroact (third-person singular simple present retroacts, present participle retroacting, simple past and past participle retroacted)

  1. To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.