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Retrace (Verb)

Reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago".

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

The detective tried to retrace the steps the victim took on the night of the crime to figure out what happened.
She attempted to retrace the events of that day to understand how the accident occurred.
After several years, he sat down to retrace his journey through the army to write his memoir.
The investigators worked to retrace the offender's path by examining eyewitness accounts and CCTV footage.
The historian tried to retrace the events leading up to the war by studying old records and letters.

To go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

We retraced the route we took last summer to try and find the spot where the bike broke down.
After getting lost in the woods, we had to retrace our steps and find the path we originally took.
To find the source of the issue, we need to retrace the steps that led to this problem.
They retraced their journey to see the places they had visited years ago.
To avoid getting further lost, Sarah tried to retrace the path she had walked earlier that day.