recidivate

Meanings

Verb

go back to bad behavior
- "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse.

Origin / Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin recidīvātus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), past participle of recidīvō, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Compare French récidiver. By surface analysis, recidive + -ate

Synonyms

fall back, lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress

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Words With Friends Score: 18

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