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Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver; pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See {Trover}.] 1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence. With late repentance now they would retrieve The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden 2. To recall; to bring back. To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits. --Berkeley. | |
