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retrocede.

To grant back.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To grant back.

    transitive
    to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor
  2. To go back.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin retrōcēdere, from retrō- (“back, backward”) + cēdere (“to go, go back, give, return, etc.”). Equivalent to retro- + cede.

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