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Retrocede

Rē'tro-cēde or Rĕt'ro-cēde, v. t.

verbtransitive

(Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. RETROCEDED; p. pr. & vb. n. RETROCEDING.] [Fr. rétrocéder, It. retrocedere. See infra.] To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.

Rĕ'tro-cēde or Rĕt'ro-cēde, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Lat. retrocedere, from retro, backward, back, and cedere, to go; It. retrocedere, Sp. retroceder.] To go back.