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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

Words nearby retrocede

retroactively, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia, retrobulbar neuritis, retrocalcaneobursitis, retrocede, retrocedent gout, retrocession, retrocessionaire, retrochoir, retroclusion

Other definitions 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, die off, diminish, draw back, drop, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, go away, go back, lessen, reduce, regress, retire

How to use retrocede in a sentence

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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