v.
Pronunciation: ' r ē - ˌ gres
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English regresse, from Anglo-French, from Latin regressus, from regredi to go back, from re- + gradi to go ― more at GRADE
Date: 14th century
1 a : an act or the privilege of going or coming back b : REENTRY 1
2 : movement backward to a previous and especially worse or more primitive state or condition
3 : the act of reasoning backward