retrograde vs locomote

locomote vs retrograde

retrograde is an adjective but locomote is not an adjective.

retrograde and locomote both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retrograde	No	Yes	Yes	No
locomote	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, locomote is a hypernym of retrograde; that is, locomote is a word with a broader meaning than retrograde:

retrograde: move in a direction contrary to the usual one
locomote: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Other hypernyms of retrograde include go, move, travel.

retrograde (adjective)	locomote (adjective)
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
going from better to worse
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

retrograde (verb)	locomote (verb)
get worse or fall back to a previous condition	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
go back over
move back
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

Difference between retrograde and locomote

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