- retroceding
- 'retrÉ™'sɪËd v. go back, recede, retire; give back, return, cede again (esp. territory)
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retrocede — retrocede1 retrocedence, n. retrocessive /re tre ses iv/, adj. /re treuh seed /, v.i., retroceded, retroceding. to go back; recede; retire. [1645 55; < L retrocedere to go back, retire, equiv. to retro RETRO + cedere to go, move; see CEDE]… … Universalium
retrocede — I. /rɛtrəˈsid/ (say retruh seed) verb (i) (retroceded, retroceding) to go back; recede; retire. {Latin retrōcēdere yield, go back} –retrocession /rɛtrəˈsɛʃən/ (say retruh seshuhn), noun II. /rɛtrəˈsid/ (say retruh seed) verb (t) (retroceded,… …
retrocede — retrocede1 [re΄trə sēd′] vi. retroceded, retroceding [L retrocedere, to recede: see RETRO & CEDE] to go back; recede retrocession [re΄trəsesh′ən] n. retrocede2 [re΄trə sēd′] vt. retroceded, retroceding … English World dictionary
Retrocession — Re tro*ces sion, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]trocession. See {Retrocede}.] 1. The act of retroceding. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being retroceded, or granted back. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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retrocession — I. ˈseshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin retrocession , retrocessio, from Latin retrocessus (past participle of retrocedere to go back, go backward) + ion , io ion 1. : the act or process of retroceding : recession 2 … Useful english dictionary
