retrace
Walk again deliberately
To retrace is to go back over the same path or steps, either literally or figuratively.
You might retrace your route looking for a lost item, or retrace the steps of an investigation to find what was missed.
She retraced her steps to the café where she'd left her phone.
The word implies careful, deliberate repetition of a previous course.
Memory retrieval act
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- rememberRetain in mind
flashback · nostalgia · reminiscence · memories · past · reconstruct · revisit · reflect
backtrack
Reverse one's position
path · steps · course · journey · way · track · return · revisit · walk · follow
recall
Memory retrieval act
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- recollectRetrieve past experiences
- recaptureSeize again after loss
remember · flashback · nostalgia · reminiscence · memories · past · reconstruct · revisit · reflect · relive
reconstruct
Build again from remains
- piece togetherConstruct from fragments
- followGo behind another
- trackPath or monitored route
trail · detective · sleuth · forensic · clues · evidence · timeline · sequence · movements · whereabouts
redraw
Sketch something anew
redo · revise · redraft · re-mark · outline · duplicate · copy · amend · refine
- repetitionagain, repeat, repeated, recurring, recurrence
- re- wordsredo, repeat, replay, restart, retry
- pen strokesupstroke, downstroke, arc, curve, dash
- Looking Backremember, recall, memory, reminisce, reminiscing
- CRT partscathode, anode, electron gun, electron beam, filament
retraceforge ahead
Proceed with determination
advance · proceed · press on · move forward · push forward
retracepioneer
Early explorer or settler
blaze a trail · explore · break new ground · strike out · discover
- retraces one's stepsReturns via same path
- retrace steps
- retracing steps
- retracing one's stepsReturning along previous path
- retraced one's stepsReturned along original route