RETROCEDE

Etymology

Verb

retrocede (third-person singular simple present retrocedes, present participle retroceding, simple past and past participle retroceded)

(transitive) To grant back.

(intransitive) To go back.

Source: Wiktionary


Re"tro*cede, v. t. Etym: [Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F. rétrocéder.]

Definition: To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.

Re"tro*cede, v. i. Etym: [L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to go. See Cede.]

Definition: To go back.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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