retrocessive
ret·ro·cede
(rĕt′rō-sēd′)v. ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing, ret·ro·cedes
v.intr.
To go back; recede.
v.tr.
To cede or give back (a territory, for example); return.
ret′ro·ces′sion (-sĕsh′ən) n.
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retrocede
(ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd)vb
1. (tr) to give back; return
2. (intr) to go back or retire; recede
retrocession, ˌretroˈcedence n
ˌretroˈcessive, ˌretroˈcedent adj
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retrocede
Past participle: retroceded
Gerund: retroceding
| Imperative |
|---|
| retrocede |
| retrocede |
| Present |
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| I retrocede |
| you retrocede |
| he/she/it retrocedes |
| we retrocede |
| you retrocede |
| they retrocede |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I retroceded |
| you retroceded |
| he/she/it retroceded |
| we retroceded |
| you retroceded |
| they retroceded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am retroceding |
| you are retroceding |
| he/she/it is retroceding |
| we are retroceding |
| you are retroceding |
| they are retroceding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have retroceded |
| you have retroceded |
| he/she/it has retroceded |
| we have retroceded |
| you have retroceded |
| they have retroceded |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was retroceding |
| you were retroceding |
| he/she/it was retroceding |
| we were retroceding |
| you were retroceding |
| they were retroceding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had retroceded |
| you had retroceded |
| he/she/it had retroceded |
| we had retroceded |
| you had retroceded |
| they had retroceded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will retrocede |
| you will retrocede |
| he/she/it will retrocede |
| we will retrocede |
| you will retrocede |
| they will retrocede |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have retroceded |
| you will have retroceded |
| he/she/it will have retroceded |
| we will have retroceded |
| you will have retroceded |
| they will have retroceded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be retroceding |
| you will be retroceding |
| he/she/it will be retroceding |
| we will be retroceding |
| you will be retroceding |
| they will be retroceding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been retroceding |
| you have been retroceding |
| he/she/it has been retroceding |
| we have been retroceding |
| you have been retroceding |
| they have been retroceding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been retroceding |
| you will have been retroceding |
| he/she/it will have been retroceding |
| we will have been retroceding |
| you will have been retroceding |
| they will have been retroceding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been retroceding |
| you had been retroceding |
| he/she/it had been retroceding |
| we had been retroceding |
| you had been retroceding |
| they had been retroceding |
| Conditional |
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| I would retrocede |
| you would retrocede |
| he/she/it would retrocede |
| we would retrocede |
| you would retrocede |
| they would retrocede |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have retroceded |
| you would have retroceded |
| he/she/it would have retroceded |
| we would have retroceded |
| you would have retroceded |
| they would have retroceded |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
retrocede
verb1. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark:
2. To move in a reverse direction:
Idiom: retrace one's steps.
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