retrocede

[re-truh-seed]

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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

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 for retrocession

wane, sweep, abatement, decrease, flagging, decay, waning, shrinkage, lessening, slackening, degeneration, sinking, depreciation, diminution, retreat, subsidence, drop, recession, deterioration, withdrawal

Examples from the Web for retrocession

Historical Examples of retrocession

Lyell estimates the retrocession of the falls to be about a foot a year.
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899
Various
President Jefferson called the attention of Congress to this retrocession.
Thomas Jefferson
Edward S. Ellis et. al.
Bonaparte had secured from Spain the retrocession of the province of Louisiana.
Jefferson and his Colleagues
Allen Johnson
The retrocession of the Liaotung Peninsula had not been effected by Russia alone.
Russia
Donald Mackenzie Wallace
It does not restore to the Uitlanders all the rights of which they have been unjustly deprived since the retrocession.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6)
Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for retrocession

retrocede

verb

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

Derived Formsretrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective

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retrocession in Medicine

retrocession

[rĕt′rō-sĕsh′ən]

A relapse, as of a disease.
Cessation of the external symptoms of a disease, followed by signs of involvement of an internal organ or part.
Backward displacement of the uterus or other organ.