recidivate
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of recidivate
First recorded in 1520–30; from Medieval Latin recidivātus, past participle of recidivāre “to slide back, revert, relapse”; see recidivism, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The authorities have determined he’s unlikely to recidivate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Therefore, in the Thanksgiving spirit, your Impeachment Diarist proposes to grant clemency to the following figures — under the condition that they don’t recidivate.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2019
Further, when youthful offenders are prosecuted in the adult system, they recidivate at a rate that is 12.6 percent higher than the overall population.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
Three-quarters of our students have been classified as high-risk by the corrections system — the category deemed most likely to recidivate.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2017
La Vigne says while there’s no guarantee that those who are being released won’t recidivate and that among those who do some could commit a heinous crime—but that’s true of any release.
From Time ● Oct. 14, 2015
Of 404,000 state prisoners released in 30 states, 68 percent recidivated within three years, 79 percent within six years.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
Yet of the students we have served, according to data audited by researchers from the University of Washington Tacoma, only 8 percent have recidivated — a rate one-quarter of the state average.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2017
She said while she turned her life around in prison, many people don’t and end up recidivating.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
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