retrocede

• POS: Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ret=ro=cede

CIDE DICTIONARY

retrocede, v. t. [Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F. rétrocéder.].

 To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.  [1913 Webster]

retrocede, v. i. [L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to go. See Cede.].

 To go back.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

retrocede, v.
1 intr. move back; recede.
2 tr. cede back again.

Derivative

retrocedence n. retrocedent adj. retrocession n. retrocessive adj.

Etymology

L retrocedere (as RETRO-, cedere cess- go)

THESAURUS

retrocede

back, backslide, cock, decline, die away, diminish, drift away, dwindle, ebb, fade, fade away, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, get behind, go, go away, go backwards, go behind, jerk back, lapse, lapse back, lose ground, move away, move off, pull away, pull back, recede, recidivate, regress, relapse, retire, retract, retreat, retroflex, retrograde, retrogress, retrovert, return, reverse, revert, shrink, sink, slip back, stand off, wane, widen the distance, withdraw

ROGET THESAURUS

retrocede

Regression

VB recede, regrade, return, revert, retreat, retire, retrograde, retrocede, back out, back down, balk, crawfish, crawl, withdraw, rebound, go back, come back, turn back, hark back, draw back, fall back, get back, put back, run back, lose ground, fall astern, drop astern, backwater, put about, backtrack, take the back track, veer round, double, wheel, countermarch, ebb, regurgitate, jib, shrink, shy, turn tail, turn round, turn upon one's heel, turn one's back upon, retrace one's steps, dance the back step, sound a retreat, beat a retreat, go home.