retardate adjective & noun. [rɪ'tɑ:deɪt] L16.
[Latin retardatus pa. pple of retardare RETARD verb: see -ATE².]
A. adjective.
1. That has been retarded; slow; late. rare. Only in L16.

2. spec. Of a person: handicapped, esp. mentally or physically. N. Amer. M20.
b. noun. A person with a handicap. N. Amer. M20.

► Not recorded between L16 and M20.

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