untread

[ uhn-tred ]

verb (used with object)

, un·trod, un·trod·den or un·trod, un·tread·ing.

1. to go back through in the same steps.

untread

/ ʌnˈtrɛd /

verb

1. rare.
   tr to retrace (a course, path, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of untread¹

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ² + tread

Example Sentences

Often it was untread ground in criminal law.

From Washington Post

Trump is stomping on untread ground.

From Slate

The question was formally debated before the Council, whether, even at this point, they should untread their steps, and, throwing themselves upon the Czarina's 30 mercy, return to their old allegiance.

From Project Gutenberg

Where is the horse that doth untread again His tedious measures with the unbated fire That he did pace them first?

From Project Gutenberg

To him replied the stranger wearily: Where is the horse that doth untread again His tedious measures with the unbated fire That he did pace them first?

From Project Gutenberg