'Retrocede' definitions:
Definition of 'Retrocede'
From: GCIDE
- Retrocede \Re"tro*cede\, v. t. [Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F. r['e]troc['e]der.] To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Retrocede'
From: GCIDE
- Retrocede \Re"tro*cede\, v. i. [L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to go. See Cede.] To go back. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'retrocede'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- back,
- backslide,
- cock,
- decline,
- die away,
- diminish,
- drift away,
- dwindle,
- ebb,
- fade,
- fade away,
- fall astern,
- fall back,
- fall behind,
- get behind,
- go,
- go away,
- go backwards,
- go behind,
- jerk back,
- lapse,
- lapse back,
- lose ground,
- move away,
- move off,
- pull away,
- pull back,
- recede,
- recidivate,
- regress,
- relapse,
- retire,
- retract,
- retreat,
- retroflex,
- retrograde,
- retrogress,
- retrovert,
- return,
- reverse,
- revert,
- shrink,
- sink,
- slip back,
- stand off,
- wane,
- widen the distance,
- withdraw