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retrocede

[ re-truh-seed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

retrocede

[ re-truh-seed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

to cede back:
to retrocede a territory.
Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

retrocede

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd; ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən /

1645–55; < Latin retrōcēdere to go back, retire, equivalent to retrō- retro- + cēdere to go, move; cede

First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede

He, therefore, thought it expedient to retrocede all the territory, excepting the City of Washington.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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