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