Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Retrace

Retrace , transitive verb

[Prefix re- + trace: compare French retracer. Compare Retract.]

1.
To trace back, as a line.
Then if the line of Turnus you retrace, He springs from Inachus of Argive race. — Driden
2.
To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps; to retrace one's proceedings.
3.
To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a drawing; to draw again.