retard

(rĭ-tärd')

v., -tard·ed, -tard·ing, -tards.

v.tr.
To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.

v.intr.
To be delayed.

n.

1. A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay.
2. Music. A slackening of tempo.

[Middle English retarden, from Old French retarder, from Latin retardāre : re-, re- + tardāre, to delay (from tardus, slow).]

retarder re·tard'er n.

re·tard² (rē'tärd')
n. Offensive Slang

1. Used as a disparaging term for a mentally retarded person.
2. A person considered to be foolish or socially inept.

[Short for RETARDED.]

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verb

To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: delay, detain, hang up, hold up, lag, set back, slow (down or up), stall². See help/harm/harmless, time.

v

Definition: hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: accelerate, advance, expedite, help, push

IN BRIEF: To cause to be slow or incomplete; hinder.

A shortage of nutrients and water will retard a plant's growth.

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noun
/'ri:ta:d, rɪ'tɑ:d/ /'ri:ta:d, rɪ'tɑ:d/
noun, US

A mentally- retarded person. (1970 —) .

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsinke
v. intr. - blive forsinket
n. - forsinkelse, retarderet person

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertragen, tegenhouden, vertraging (muziek)

Français (French)
v. tr. - retarder
v. intr. - être retardé
n. - (US) retardé (injur), retard, (Mus) relâchement d'un tempo

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verzögerung
v. - verzögern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιβράδυνση
v. - επιβραδύνω, καθυστερώ

Italiano (Italian)
ritardo, ritardare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atraso (m), demora (f)
v. - demorar, atrasar, impedir

Русский (Russian)
умственно отсталый, замедлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - retardar, retrasar, dificultar el avance
v. intr. - ser o estar demorado
n. - retardo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dumhuvud
v. - försena

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
延迟, 阻止, 使减速, 减慢, 受到阻滞, 减速, 阻滞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 延遲, 阻止, 使減速
v. intr. - 減慢, 受到阻滯
n. - 減速, 延遲, 阻滯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 속력을 늦추다, 방해하다
v. intr. - 늦어지다, 지연되다
n. - 지체, 지연되다, 방해

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遅らせる, 妨げる, 阻止する
n. - 知恵遅れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تثيبط, تأخير, إعاقه (فعل) يعيق, يثبط, يؤخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האט, עיכב‬
v. intr. - ‮פיגר, עצר‬
n. - ‮פיגור‬

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