retroact

ret·ro·act

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [re-troh-akt]
- /ˈrɛ troʊˌækt/
- /rˌetrəʊˈakt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [re-troh-akt]
- /ˈrɛ troʊˌækt/

Definitions of retroact word

verb without object retroact to act in opposition; react. 1
verb without object retroact to have reference to or influence on past occurrences. 1
verb retroact to act in opposition 0
verb retroact to influence or have reference to past events 0
intransitive verb retroact to act in opposition; react 0
intransitive verb retroact to have reference to or influence on things done in the past 0

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Origin of retroact

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95; retro- + act

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Parts of speech for Retroact

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Retroact

retroact popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

retroact usage trend in Literature

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