Main Entry: ²re·gress

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈgres\

Function: verb

Date: 1552

intransitive verb

1 a : to make or undergo regress : retrograde b : to be subject to or exhibit regression
2 : to tend to approach or revert to a meantransitive verb : to induce a state of psychological regression in

— re·gres·sor \-ˈgre-sər\ noun