- recidivated
- v. relapse into a previous condition, regress to an earlier state (especially to a life of crime)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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recidivate — /ri sid euh vayt , ree /, v.i. recidivated, recidivating. to engage in recidivism; relapse. [1520 30; < ML recidivatus ptp. of recidivare to relapse. See RECIDIVISM, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
re|cid|i|vate — «rih SIHD uh vayt», intransitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. 1. to relapse into crime: »No sooner did he leave prison, than he recidivated into petty felonies. 2. to fall back or relapse; return, as to a former state or way of acting: »Thus then to… … Useful english dictionary
