retrogress
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ret·ro·gress
intransitive verb \ˌre-trə-ˈgres\Definition of RETROGRESS
: to move backward : revert
Examples of RETROGRESS
- <the quality of research at the university lab has begun to retrogress since the massive budget cuts went into effect>
Origin of RETROGRESS
Latin retrogressus, past participle of retrogradi
First Known Use: 1819
Rhymes with RETROGRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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