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recidivate

re·ci·di·vate

UK/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

go back to bad behavior

  • “Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
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Origin

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

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