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ret·ro·cede1

retrocede1

pronunciation:
re tr sid
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: retroceded, retrocedes, retroceding
definition: to go or move back; recede; retire.
similar words:
ebb, retreat, reverse
derivations: retrocessive (adj.), retrocession (n.)