retrocede

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verb

To grant back.

“to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor”

OriginLatin retrōcēdere →
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Meanings

verbretrocede (third-person singular simple present retrocedes, present participle retroceding, simple past and past participle retroceded)

present singular third person retrocedes · participle present retroceding · participle past retroceded · past retroceded

  1. transitiveTo grant back.

    to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor

  2. intransitiveTo go back.

    Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.

    1994, David F Drake, Reforming the health care market: an interpretive economic history

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
recede

Origin

  1. Latinretrōcēdere
  2. Englishretrocede

Ultimately from Latin retrōcēdere, from retrō- (“back, backward”) + cēdere (“to go, go back, give, return, etc.”). Equivalent to retro- + cede.

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APA

retrocede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocede

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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