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REGRESS
regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
(noun) returning to a former state
regress, reasoning backward
(noun) the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
(verb) go back to bad behavior; “Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
regress, retrograde, retrogress
(verb) get worse or fall back to a previous condition
revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
(verb) go back to a previous state; “We reverted to the old rules”
regress
(verb) go back to a statistical means
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
regress (countable and uncountable, plural regresses)
The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
The power or liberty of passing back.
In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.
Coordinate terms
• (permission): ingress, egress
Verb
regress (third-person singular simple present regresses, present participle regressing, simple past and past participle regressed)
(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
(intransitive, astronomy) To move from east to west.
(transitive, statistics) To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.
Synonyms
• backslide
Antonyms
• advance
• proceed
• progress
Anagrams
• sergers
Source: Wiktionary
Re"gress (r"grs), n. Etym: [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See Regrede.]
1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or regress of man". F. Harrison.
2. The power or liberty of passing back. Shak.
Re*gress" (r*grs"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Regressed (-grst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regressing.]
Definition: To go back; to return to a former place or state. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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