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recidivates

recidivates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recidivate.

Meaning of recidivate

Verb

recidivate (third-person singular simple present recidivates, present participle recidivating, simple past and past participle recidivated)

  1. (intransitive) To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
    Synonyms:
    recidivize

Questions about recidivates

What is recidivates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Recidivates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recidivate.

Words near recidivates in the dictionary

  1. recibiendo
  2. recicle
  3. recicle bin
  4. recidivate
  5. recidivated
  6. recidivates
  7. recidivating
  8. recidivation
  9. recidivations
  10. recidive
  11. recidived

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