retrocede
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ret·ro·cede
verb \ˌre-trō-ˈsēd\ret·ro·ced·edret·ro·ced·ing
Definition of RETROCEDE
intransitive verb
: to go back : recede
transitive verb
[French rétrocéder, from Medieval Latin retrocedere, from Latin retro- + cedere to cede] : to cede back (as a territory)
— ret·ro·ces·sion \-ˈse-shən\ noun
Origin of RETROCEDE
Latin retrocedere, from retro- + cedere to go, cede
First Known Use: 1654
Rhymes with RETROCEDE
aniseed, antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed
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