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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

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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