(of a law or decision) intended to take effect from a date in the past
retro+act+ive
Shared component: retro · backwards
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retro
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Related forms: retro · 11 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixeslooking back on or dealing with past events or situations
retro+spect+ive
Shared component: retro · backwards
Imitating styles, fashions, or attitudes from the recent past.
retro
Shared component: retro · backwards
to provide something with a part or feature it did not have when it was first built or made
retro+fit
Shared component: retro · backwards
moving backwards, or returning to a previous and usually worse or less developed state or condition
retro+grade
Shared component: retro · backwards
with effect from a date in the past before the law or decision was approved
retro+act+ive+ly
Shared component: retro · backwards
The process of returning to an earlier and usually worse or less developed state or condition.
retro+gress+ion
Shared component: retro · backwards
returning to a former and less advanced state; characterized by decline or reversal.
retro+gress+ive
Shared component: retro · backwards
In a way that involves thinking about or reviewing past events or situations.
retro+spect+ively
Shared component: retro · backwards
retrofittedExtended relation
Fitted with new parts or equipment that were not available when originally manufactured.
retro+fit+ted
Extended relation: retro · backwards
retrofittingExtended relation
the process of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when first manufactured.
retro+fit+ting
Extended relation: retro · backwards