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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find
     again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;
     pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See
     {Trover}.]
     1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss


        or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve
        independence.
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              With late repentance now they would retrieve
              The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden
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     2. To recall; to bring back.
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              To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.
                                                    --Berkeley.
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     3. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or
        damadge.
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              Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. --Prior.
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              There is much to be done . . . and much to be
              retrieved.                            --Burke.
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     Syn: To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. i. (Sport.)
     To discover and bring in game that has been killed or
     wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. --Walsh.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, n.
     1. A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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     2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
        [Obs.] --Nares.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  retrieve
       v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control
            of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
            [syn: {recover}, {find}, {regain}]
       2: of trained dogs
       3: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't
          remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her
          last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do
          you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
          [syn: {remember}, {recall}, {call back}, {call up}, {recollect},
           {think}] [ant: {forget}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "retrieve":
     bring, bring back, call for, chase after, cover, deliver, extract,
     extricate, fetch, fetch and carry, free, get, get back, go after,
     go and get, go fetch, go for, go get, go to get, liberate, make up,
     obtain, pay for, pick up, procure, ransom, reactivate, recapture,
     reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, recuperate, recycle, redeem,
     regain, rekindle, release, renew, renovate, reoccupy, repay,
     replevin, replevy, repossess, rescue, restore, resume, resurrect,
     resuscitate, retake, return, revindicate, revitalize, revive,
     revivify, run after, salvage, save, secure, set free, shag,
     take back, win back
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Retrieve
       
           A {query language} inspired {JPLDIS} which led to
          {Vulcan} and then to {dBASE II}, developed by {Tymshare Corp}
          in the 1960s.
       
          (1998-04-29)
       
       

















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