retrogress

(re′trə gres′, re′trə gres′)

intransitive verb

to move backward, esp. into an earlier, less complex, or worse condition; decline; degenerate

Origin: L retrogressus, pp. of retrogradi: see retrograde

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intransitive verb ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es

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Origin: Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress-

Origin: : retrō-, retro-

Origin: + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots

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