v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.

v.intr.

To go back; recede.

v.tr.

To cede or give back (a territory, for example); return.

[Latin retrōcēdere : retrō-, retro- + cēdere, to go.]

retrocession ret'ro·ces'sion (-sĕsh'ən) n.

verb

1. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: ebb, recede, retract, retreat, retrograde, retrogress. See approach/retreat.
2. To move in a reverse direction: back, backpedal, backtrack, fall back, retreat, retrograde, retrogress. Idioms: retrace one's steps. See forward/backward.

[ܖretrǝܒsēd]

ܖretrǝˈsēd v. rare cede (territory) back again: the British colony of Hong Kong, retroceded to China.

retrocession n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A going backward; backward displacement.

IN BRIEF: v. - To give back territory or jurisdiction.

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå tilbage
v. tr. - tilbagegive

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugwijken, afstaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - repartir, reculer
v. tr. - céder, redonner, rétrocéder

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - οπισθοχωρώ

Italiano (Italian)
retrocedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - retroceder

Русский (Russian)
снова уступать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - retroceder
v. tr. - hacer retrocesión de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återlämna, vika tillbaka, (med) gå inåt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
回去, 内攻, 退却, 交还

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 回去, 內攻, 退卻
v. tr. - 交還

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 되돌아가다, 물러가다, 내공하다
v. tr. - 반환하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 返還する, 戻る, 内攻する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرجع, ينسحب, يرد شيئا إلى مالك سابق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נסוג, חזר‬
v. tr. - ‮החזיר‬

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