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recidivating

recidivating is the present participle and gerund 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 recidivating

What is recidivating the present participle and gerund of?
Recidivating is the present participle and gerund of recidivate.

Words near recidivating in the dictionary

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

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