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Backtrack

ˈbaktrak

Backtrack definitions

verb

Inflections:

backtrack backtracked backtracking backtracks

retrace one's steps

"Marilyn backtracked and went down into the basement"

Synonyms:
retract take back unsay go back on recall recant disavow disclaim abjure repudiate renounce
- reverse one's previous position or opinion
  
  "the unions have had to backtrack on their demands"
pursue, trace, or monitor

"he was able to backtrack the buck to a ridge nearby"