RETRIEVE

I. verb (~d; retrieving) see: troubadour Date: 15th century transitive verb to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game), to call to mind again, to get back again ; regain, 4. rescue , salvage , to return (as a ball or shuttlecock that is difficult to reach) successfully, restore , revive , to remedy the evil consequences of ; correct , to get and bring back, intransitive verb to bring in game , retrievability noun retrievable adjective II. noun Date: 1697 retrieval , the successful return of a ball that is difficult to reach or control (as in tennis)