retrocede

¹ American  

[re-truh-seed] / ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

verb (used without object)

retroceded, retroceding

1. to go back; recede; retire.

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retrocede ² American  

[re-truh-seed] / ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

verb (used with object)

retroceded, retroceding

1. to cede back.

   to retrocede a territory.

2. Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

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retrocede British  

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd, ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən /

verb

1. (tr) to give back; return

2. (intr) to go back or retire; recede

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Other Word Forms

• retrocedence
  noun
• retrocession
  noun
• retrocessive
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of retrocede¹

1645–55; < Latin retrōcēdere to go back, retire, equivalent to retrō- retro- + cēdere to go, move; see cede

Origin of retrocede²

First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede