retard
retard
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense retards, present participle retarding , past tense, past participle retarded pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (rɪtɑːʳd ). The noun is pronounced (riːtɑːʳd ).
1. verb
If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly.
[formal]Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future. [VERB noun]
