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   retrocede

   /ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. cede (territory) back again: rare "Spain retroceded the colony to France"

   Word Origin mid 17th century in sense ‘retreat, recede’: from French rétrocéder ‘go back’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. retrocedent adjective

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   What does retrocede mean?

   • Did you know? Retrocede is a 17th-century adaptation of Latin retrocēdere, which was formed by combining the prefix retro-, meaning "back" or "backward," with the verb cēdere, "to go or move away."

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   What does retrocession mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia. To go back; recede. To cede or give back (a territory, for example); return. [Latin retrōcēdere : retrō-, retro- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.] ret′ro·ces′sion (-sĕsh′ən) n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does the term 'retrocedant' mean?

   • Retrocedant means a Reinsurer that has retroceded insurance risks under a Retrocession Agreement. The meaning of retrocedant is set forth in the Preamble hereto.

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   What does retrace mean?

   • 1. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: ebb, recede, retract, retreat, retrograde, retrogress. 2. To move in a reverse direction: back, backpedal, backtrack, fall back, retreat, retrograde, retrogress. Idiom: retrace one's steps. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

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   What does retrocede a territory mean?

   • to retrocede a territory. Insurance. (of a reinsurance company) to cede (all or part of a reinsured risk) to another reinsurance company. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   Retrocede is a verb that means to go back or to cede back something. It comes from Latin retrocedere, which combines retro-, meaning "back" or "backward", with cedere, meaning "to go or move away".

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   2 meanings: 1. to give back; return 2. to go back or retire; recede.... Click for more definitions.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb retrocede, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Retrocede means to go back, recede, or return something. Find the origin, usage, and examples of retrocede and related words in this online dictionary.

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