Main Entry: ret·ro·cede

Pronunciation: \ˌre-trō-ˈsēd\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ret·ro·ced·ed; ret·ro·ced·ing

Etymology: Latin retrocedere, from retro- + cedere to go, cede

Date: 1654

intransitive verb : to go back : recedetransitive 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