retrocede
/ˌrɛtroʊˈsiːd/
verb
- To give back or return something, especially territory or rights, to a former owner or ruler.
- The company decided to retrocede the patent rights to the original inventor.
- After the war, the government agreed to retrocede control of the canal to the local authority.
- The treaty required the country to retrocede the disputed land to its neighbor.
- To move back or recede; to withdraw.
- As the floodwaters began to retrocede, the residents returned to their homes.
- The crowd started to retrocede when the police arrived.
- The glacier has been slowly retroceding due to rising temperatures.
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