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recidivate

/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-cidi-vate
IPA
/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin recidīvātus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), past participle of recidīvō, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Compare French récidiver. By surface analysis, recidive + -ate

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱh₂d-, recidīvus

Usage

Inflected Forms

recidivates (present, singular) recidivating (participle, present) recidivated (participle, past) recidivated (past)

Synonyms

recidivize relapse lapse regress retrogress fall back

Questions

How do you pronounce recidivate?
The recorded pronunciation is /rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/.
What does recidivate mean?
To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
Where does recidivate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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