v.
Pronunciation: ˌ re-tr ō - ' s ē d
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ced · ed ; -ced · ing
Etymology: Latin retrocedere, from retro- + cedere to go, cede
Date: 1654
intransitive verb : to go back : RECEDE
transitive verb [French rétrocéder, from Medieval Latin retrocedere, from Latin retro- + cedere to cede] : to cede back (as a territory)
– ret · ro · ces · sion \ - ' se-sh ə n \ noun