verb/retɾoθeˈdeɾ/
to back up, to go back, to step back, to move backward, to shrink back; to retreat, to fall back, to recede, to draw back; to regress; to backtrack; to recoil
From Latin retrōcēdere, from retrō- (“back, backward”) + cēdere (“to go, move”). Compare English retrocede.