Retrieve

rē-trēv′, v.t. to recover: to recall or bring back: to bring back to a former state: to repair: to search for and fetch, as a dog does game—also n. ( obs. ).— adj. Retriev′able , that may be recovered.— n. Retriev′ablene , the state of being retrievable.— adv. Retriev′ably .— ns. Retriev′al ; Retrieve′ment ; Retriev′er , a dog trained to find and fetch game that has been shot. [O. Fr. retreuver (Fr. retrouver )— re- , again, trouver , to find—Low L. tropare —L. trop us , a song—Gr. tropos , a trope.]