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retrocede

verb

Etymology

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

  1. derived from retrōcēdō

Definitions

  1. To grant back.

    • to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor

  2. To go back.

    • Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.

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