'Recidivate' definitions:

Definition of 'recidivate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back]

Definition of 'Recidivate'

From: GCIDE
  • Recidivate \Re*cid"i*vate\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. i. [LL. recidivare. See Recidivous.] To backslide; to fall again. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'recidivate'

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