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Webster 1913 Edition
Retrocede
Re′tro-cede
,Verb.
T.
[Pref.
retro-
+ cede
: cf. F. rétrocéder
.] To cede or grant back;
as, to
. retrocede
a territory to a former proprietorWebster 1828 Edition
Retrocede
RETROCE'DE
,Verb.
T.
To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.
Definition 2024
retrocede
retrocede
English
Verb
retrocede (third-person singular simple present retrocedes, present participle retroceding, simple past and past participle retroceded)
- (transitive) To grant back.
- to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
- (transitive) To go back.
- 1994, David F Drake, Reforming the health care market: an interpretive economic history
- Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.
- 1994, David F Drake, Reforming the health care market: an interpretive economic history
Portuguese
Verb
retrocede
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of retroceder
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of retroceder
Spanish
Verb
retrocede
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of retroceder.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of retroceder.