retrocede
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin retrōcēdere, from retrō- (“back, backward”) + cēdere (“to go, go back, give, return, etc.”). Equivalent to retro- + cede.
Verb[edit]
retrocede (third-person singular simple present retrocedes, present participle retroceding, simple past and past participle retroceded)
- (transitive) To grant back.
- to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
retrocede
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
retrōcēde
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
retrocede
- inflection of retroceder:
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
retrocede
- inflection of retroceder:
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