retrocede

¹

[ re-truh-seed ]

verb (used without object)

, ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

1. to go back; recede; retire.

retrocede

²

[ re-truh-seed ]

verb (used with object)

, ret·ro·ced·ed, ret·ro·ced·ing.

1. to cede back:

   to retrocede a territory.

2. Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company.

retrocede

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈsiːd; ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən /

verb

1. tr to give back; return
2. intr to go back or retire; recede

Derived Forms

• retrocession, noun
• ˌretroˈcessive, adjective

Other Words From

• retro·cedence noun
• ret·ro·ces·sive [re-tre-, ses, -iv], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of retrocede¹

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

Origin of retrocede²

First recorded in 1810–20; retro- + cede

Example Sentences

Perhaps retrocede the “Maryland” part to Maryland.

From Fox News

A better idea would be to retrocede the land to Maryland.

From Washington Post

It had been stipulated in the treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800, that Spain should retrocede “the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent which it now has in the hands of Spain, and which it had when France possessed it, and such as it ought to be according to the treaties subsequently made between Spain and other powers.”

From Project Gutenberg

Retrocede, rē-trō-sēd′, v.t. to go back: to relapse: to retire: to give back.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

The paragraph of cession is as follows: "His Catholic majesty engages to retrocede to the French republic, six months after the full and entire execution of the conditions and stipulations above recited, relative to his royal highness the Duke of Parma, the colony and province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it already has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and, such as it should be, after the treaties passed subsequently between Spain and other powers."

From Project Gutenberg