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retrocede

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To grant back.
    transitive
  2. To go back.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Françaisrétrocède
Portuguêsretrocede
Italianoretrocede

Examples

“to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor”
“Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

retroceded retrocedes retroceding retrocess retrocessed retrocesses

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