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retroceded

retroceded is the simple past and past participle of retrocede.

Meaning of retrocede

Verb

retrocede (third-person singular simple present retrocedes, present participle retroceding, simple past and past participle retroceded)

  1. (transitive) To grant back.
    • to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
  2. (intransitive) To go back.
    • Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.1994, David F Drake, Reforming the health care market: an interpretive economic history

Questions about retroceded

What is retroceded the simple past and past participle of?
Retroceded is the simple past and past participle of retrocede.

Words near retroceded in the dictionary

  1. retrocausative
  2. retrocaval
  3. retrocecal
  4. retrocecally
  5. retrocede
  6. retroceded
  7. retrocedence
  8. retrocedences
  9. retrocedent
  10. retrocedes
  11. retroceding

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