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ret·ro·cede1
 retrocede1
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- pronunciation:
- re
tr
sid
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
retrocedes, retroceding, retroceded |
| definition: |
to go or move back; recede; retire.
- similar words:
- ebb, retreat, reverse
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| related words: |
return |
| derivations: |
retrocessive (adj.), retrocession (n.) |
The word retrocede
contains the following parts:
retro-
Latin
prefix
that means back, backward, behind
  Example words:
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
access, accessible, antecedent, concede, exceed, excess, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
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