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单词 retrocede
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retrocede

1
[ re-truh-seed ]
/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /
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verb (used without object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to go back; recede; retire.

Origin of retrocede

1
1645–55; <Latin retrōcēdere to go back, retire, equivalent to retrō-retro- + cēdere to go, move; see cede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, nounret·ro·ces·sive [re-tre-ses-iv], /ˌrɛ trɛˈsɛs ɪv/, adjective

Words nearby retrocede

retroactively, retrobulbar, retrobulbar anesthesia, retrobulbar neuritis, retrocalcaneobursitis, retrocede, retrocedent gout, retrocession, retrocessionaire, retrochoir, retroclusion

Definition for retrocede (2 of 2)

retrocede2
[ re-truh-seed ]
/ ˌrɛ trəˈsid /

verb (used with object), ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to cede back: to retrocede a territory.
Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

Origin of retrocede

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First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede

OTHER WORDS FROM retrocede

ret·ro·ced·ence, ret·ro·ces·sion [re-truh-sesh-uhn], /ˌrɛ trəˈsɛʃ ən/, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for retrocede

  • He, therefore, thought it expedient to retrocede all the territory, excepting the City of Washington.

    Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for retrocede

retrocede
/ (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd) /

verb

(tr) to give back; return
(intr) to go back or retire; recede

Derived forms of retrocede

retrocession (ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən) or retrocedence, nounretrocessive or retrocedent, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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