First Known Use: 1819
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retrogress
verb ret·ro·gress \ˌre-trə-ˈgres\
Definition of RETROGRESS
intransitive verb
: to move backward : revert
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Origin of RETROGRESS
Latin retrogressus, past participle of retrogradi
Rhymes with RETROGRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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