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regreded

regreded is the simple past and past participle of regrede.

Meaning of regrede

Verb

regrede (third-person singular simple present regredes, present participle regreding, simple past and past participle regreded)

  1. (intransitive) To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit.
    • […] the instantaneous parabola decreases in magnitude and descends in position throughout the entire motion, while its axis regredes during the ascent and progredes during the descent of the particle.1878, The Educational Times, page 316

Questions about regreded

What is regreded the simple past and past participle of?
Regreded is the simple past and past participle of regrede.

Words near regreded in the dictionary

  1. regrease
  2. regreased
  3. regreases
  4. regreasing
  5. regrede
  6. regreded
  7. regredes
  8. regredience
  9. regredient
  10. regreding
  11. regreen

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