First Known Use: 1654
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retrocede
verb ret·ro·cede \ˌre-trō-ˈsēd\
ret·ro·ced·edret·ro·ced·ing
Definition of RETROCEDE
intransitive verb
: to go back : recede
transitive verb
[French rétrocéder, from Medieval Latin retrocedere, from Latin retro- + cedere to cede] : to cede back (as a territory)
— ret·ro·ces·sion \-ˈse-shən\ noun
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Origin of RETROCEDE
Latin retrocedere, from retro- + cedere to go, cede
Rhymes with RETROCEDE
aniseed, antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed
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