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retrocede1

[re-truh-seed]
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verb (used without object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.
  1. to go back; recede; retire.
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Origin of retrocede1

1645–55; < Latin retrōcēdere to go back, retire, equivalent to retrō- retro- + cēdere to go, move; see cede
Related formsret·ro·ced·ence, nounret·ro·ces·sive [re-tre-ses-iv] /ˌrɛ trɛˈsɛs ɪv/, adjective

retrocede2

[re-truh-seed]
verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.
  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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Origin of retrocede2

First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede
Related formsret·ro·ced·ence, ret·ro·ces·sion [re-truh-sesh-uh n] /ˌrɛ trəˈsɛʃ ən/, noun
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Related Words

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Historical Examples

  • He, therefore, thought it expedient to retrocede all the territory, excepting the City of Washington.

    Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)

    Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for retrocede

retrocede

verb
  1. (tr) to give back; return
  2. (intr) to go back or retire; recede
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Derived Formsretrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective
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