retrocede

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[ re-truh-seed ]
/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /
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verb (used without object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to go back; recede; retire.

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Origin of retrocede

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

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, nounret·ro·ces·sive [re-tre-ses-iv], /ˌrɛ trɛˈsɛs ɪv/, adjective

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Definition for retrocede (2 of 2)

retrocede2
[ re-truh-seed ]
/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to cede back: to retrocede a territory.
Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

Origin of retrocede

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First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, ret·ro·ces·sion [re-truh-sesh-uhn], /ˌrɛ trəˈsɛʃ ən/, noun
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Words related to retrocede

abate, back, close, decline, decrease, depart, diminish, draw back, drop, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, go back, lessen, reduce, regress, retire, retract, retreat

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British Dictionary definitions for retrocede

retrocede
/ (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd) /

verb

(tr) to give back; return
(intr) to go back or retire; recede

Derived forms of retrocede

retrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective
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