retardate

retardate
A retarded person; a person with retardation.

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  • retardate — ☆ retardate [ri tär′dāt΄ ] n. [< L retardatus, pp. of retardare, to RETARD] a mentally retarded person …   English World dictionary

  • retardate — noun Date: 1915 often offensive a mentally retarded person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • retardate — /ri tahr dayt/, n. someone who is retarded in some way, as educationally or mentally; retardee. [1955 60; prob. back formation from RETARDATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • retardate — A mildly pejorative term, which is decreasing in usage, for a person who has mental retardation. [L. retardo, to delay, hinder] * * * re·tar·date ri tärd .āt, ət n often offensive a mentally retarded individual …   Medical dictionary

  • retardate — rɪ tÉ‘rdeɪt / tɑːd n. retardee, mentally retarded person, person with limited or delayed intellectual and/or emotional development …   English contemporary dictionary

  • retardate — re•tar•date [[t]rɪˈtɑr deɪt[/t]] n. psi someone who is retarded …   From formal English to slang

  • retardate — adj. & n. US adj. mentally retarded. n. a mentally retarded person. Etymology: L retardare: see RETARD …   Useful english dictionary

  • moron — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. simpleton, half wit, imbecile. See ignorance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. feeble minded person, mentally handicapped person, retardate, imbecile, idiot*, simpleton, natural, goose*, addlepate*, dullard,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Dalton Prejean — Born December 10, 1959(1959 12 10) Lafayette, Louisiana Died May 18, 1990(1990 05 18) (aged 30) Lafayette, Louisiana Conviction(s) murder …   Wikipedia

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