retrocede

[ re-truh-seed ]

/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

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verb (used without object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to go back; recede; retire.

Origin of retrocede

1645–55; <Latin retrōcēdere to go back, retire, equivalent to retrō-retro- + cēdere to go, move; see cede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, nounret·ro·ces·sive

[re-tre-ses-iv], /ˌrɛ trɛˈsɛs ɪv/, adjective

Words nearby retrocede

retroactively, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia, retrobulbar neuritis, retrocalcaneobursitis, retrocede, retrocedent gout, retrocession, retrocessionaire, retrochoir, retroclusion

Definition for retrocede (2 of 2)

retrocede²

[ re-truh-seed ]

/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to cede back: to retrocede a territory.

Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

Origin of retrocede

First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, ret·ro·ces·sion

[re-truh-sesh-uhn], /ˌrɛ trəˈsɛʃ ən/, noun

Example sentences from the Web for retrocede

He, therefore, thought it expedient to retrocede all the territory, excepting the City of Washington.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for retrocede

retrocede

/ (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd) /

verb

(tr) to give back; return

(intr) to go back or retire; recede

Derived forms of retrocede

retrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	retrocede
释义	retrocede ¹ [ re-truh-seed ] / ˌrɛ trəˈsid / SEE SYNONYMS FOR retrocede ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing. to go back; recede; retire. Origin of retrocede ¹ 1645–55; <Latin retrōcēdere to go back, retire, equivalent to retrō-retro- + cēdere to go, move; see cede OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede ret·ro·ced·ence, nounret·ro·ces·sive [re-tre-ses-iv], /ˌrɛ trɛˈsɛs ɪv/, adjective Words nearby retrocede retroactively, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia, retrobulbar neuritis, retrocalcaneobursitis, retrocede, retrocedent gout, retrocession, retrocessionaire, retrochoir, retroclusion Definition for retrocede (2 of 2) retrocede² [ re-truh-seed ] / ˌrɛ trəˈsid / verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing. to cede back: to retrocede a territory. Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company. Origin of retrocede ² First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede ret·ro·ced·ence, ret·ro·ces·sion [re-truh-sesh-uhn], /ˌrɛ trəˈsɛʃ ən/, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retrocede He, therefore, thought it expedient to retrocede all the territory, excepting the City of Washington. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)\|Thomas Hart Benton British Dictionary definitions for retrocede retrocede / (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd) / verb (tr) to give back; return (intr) to go back or retire; recede Derived forms of retrocede retrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to retrocede abate, back, close, decline, decrease, depart, diminish, draw back, drop, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, go back, lessen, reduce, regress, retire, retract, retreat
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retrocede

verb (used without object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

Origin of retrocede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

Words nearby retrocede

Definition for retrocede (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

Origin of retrocede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

Example sentences from the Web for retrocede

British Dictionary definitions for retrocede

verb

Derived forms of retrocede

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