Retrocede

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To go back; recede.
  • v. To cede or give back (a territory, for example); return.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To grant back.
  • v. To go back.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cede or grant back.
  • verb-intransitive. To go back.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To go back; recede; retire; give place. Blount, Glossographia.
  • To cede or grant back; restore to the former possession or control: as, to retrocede territory.
    • Word Usage
    "I support a plan that would take the residential areas and retrocede them back into potentially the state of Maryland."
    Verb Form
    retroceded    retroceding   
     
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