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retard

[ ri-tahrd, ree-tahrd ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to be delayed.

noun

  1. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
  2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
    1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who is cognitively impaired.
    2. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way.
  3. Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle. Compare advance ( def 28 ).

retard

verb

  1. tr to delay or slow down (the progress, speed, or development) of (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. offensive.
    a retarded person
  2. offensive.
    a foolish person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٲiԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retard1

First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin ٲ to delay, protract, equivalent to re- re- + ٲ “to loiter, be slow,” derivative of tardus “sǷ”; tardy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of retard1

C15: from Old French retarder , from Latin ٲ , from re- + ٲ to make slow, from tardus sluggish; see tardy
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The caller said he wished to “send a message” that “BLM is a bunch of retards.”

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History suggests, in fact, that Euro-American liberal democracies have played a significant role in retarding democratic progress elsewhere.

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“What are you two retards doing over there?”

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Prior Vital Dufour, who was ordained Cardinal of the Catholic church by Pope Clement in 1313, once listed 40 of the virtues of Armagnac including: "It renders man joyous, preserves youth and retards senility."

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That drove prices in Europe and Asia to all-time highs earlier this year, fanning inflationary pressure and retarding efforts by countries to switch to gas from coal to reduce pollution and carbon emissions.

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