The meaning of RETARD is to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment. How to use retard in a …

1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of; hinder. 2. to be delayed. n. 3. retardation; delay. 4. Slang: Disparaging. a. a mentally retarded person. b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, …

Increasing and decreasing speed of motion (Definition of retarding from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

RETARD definition: to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. See examples of retard used in a sentence.

Definition of retard verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Word forms: retards , retards , retarding , retarded pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (rɪtɑːʳd ). The noun is pronounced (riːtɑːʳd ). If something retards a process, or the …

To retard something is to slow it down. A lack of fresh fruit and vegetables can retard the growth of a young child.

The chemical will retard the spread of fire. The problems have retarded the progress of the program.

retarding definition: causing something to slow down or delay. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "retarding force".

Synonyms for RETARDING: slowing, braking, inhibiting, hindering, decelerating, impeding, slackening, stopping; Antonyms of RETARDING: accelerating, hastening, hurrying, rushing, …