recidivate

[ri-sid-uh-veyt, ree-]

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verb (used without object), re·cid·i·vat·ed, re·cid·i·vat·ing.

to engage in recidivism; relapse.

Origin of recidivate

1520–30; < Medieval Latin recidivātus past participle of recidivāre to relapse. See recidivism, -ate¹

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Related Words for recidivate

elapse, relapse, recede, terminate, expire, cease, descend, degenerate, subside, deteriorate, decline, return, die, retrograde, revert, slide, apostatize, slip, pass, end

Word Origin and History for recidivate

"fall back; relapse," 1520s, from Medieval Latin recidivatus, past participle of recidivare "to relapse" (see recidivist). Related: Recidivated; recidivating.