regrede

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verb

To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit.

OriginLatin regredi →
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Meanings

verbregrede (third-person singular simple present regredes, present participle regreding, simple past and past participle regreded)

present singular third person regredes · participle present regreding · participle past regreded · past regreded

  1. intransitiveTo go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit.

    […] the instantaneous parabola decreases in magnitude and descends in position throughout the entire motion, while its axis regredes during the ascent and progredes during the descent of the particle.

    1878, The Educational Times, page 316

Origin

  1. Latinregredi“to go back”
  2. Englishregrede

From Latin regredi (“to go back”). Compare regrade, regress.

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APA

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MLA

“regrede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrede. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regrede,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrede.

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