retrocede

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English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin retrōcēdere, from retrō- (back, backward) + cēdere (to go, go back, give, return, etc.). Equivalent to retro- +‎ cede.

Verb

retrocede (third-person singular simple present retrocedes, present participle retroceding, simple past and past participle retroceded)

  1. (transitive) To grant back.
    to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
  2. (intransitive) To go back.
    • 1994, David F Drake, Reforming the health care market: an interpretive economic history:
      Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /re.troˈt͡ʃɛ.de/
  • Rhymes: -ɛde
  • Hyphenation: re‧tro‧cè‧de

Verb

retrocede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of retrocedere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

retrōcēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of retrōcēdō

Portuguese

Verb

retrocede

  1. inflection of retroceder:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

retrocede

  1. inflection of retroceder:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative