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retrocede

retrocede¹ definition

retro·cede (re′trə sēd′)

intransitive verb retroceded -·ced′ed, retroceding -·ced′·ing

to go back; recede

Etymology: L retrocedere, to recede: see retro- & cede

Related Forms:

retrocession ret′·ro·ces′·sion (-ses̸h′ən) noun

retrocede² definition

retro·cede (re′trə sēd′)

transitive verb retroceded -·ced′ed, retroceding -·ced′·ing

to cede or give back (territory) to

Etymology: Fr rétrocéder < ML retrocedere < L: see retrocede

Related Forms:

retrocession ret′ro·ces′·sion (-ses̸h′ən) noun

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