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retroceding

retroceding is the present participle and gerund 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 retroceding

What is retroceding the present participle and gerund of?
Retroceding is the present participle and gerund of retrocede.

Words near retroceding in the dictionary

  1. retroceded
  2. retrocedence
  3. retrocedences
  4. retrocedent
  5. retrocedes
  6. retroceding
  7. retrocerebellar
  8. retrocerebral
  9. retrocervical
  10. retrocervix
  11. retrocess

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