recidivate
recidivate · recidivates · recidivated · recidivating
To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses…To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesTo relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
More definitions
- go back to bad behavior
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin recidīvātus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), past particiAdapted 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
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Forms
recidivates, recidivating, recidivated, recidivated| Base form | recidivate · to recidivate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | recidivates |
| Present participle | recidivating |
| Past simple | recidivated |
| Past participle | recidivated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- go back to bad behavior:relapselapseregressretrogressfall back
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrecidivism
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle