retroject

== English == === Etymology === Mid 19th-century. Combination of retro- (“back”) +‎ (pro)ject. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɛkt === Verb === retroject (third-person singular simple present retrojects, present participle retrojecting, simple past and past participle retrojected) (transitive) To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction. ==== Translations ==== === References === “retroject”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “retroject”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.