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1. (v.i.) regress
to move backward; go back.
2. regress
to revert to an earlier or less advanced state.
3. (n.) regress
the act of going back; return.
4. regress
the right to go back.
5. regress
backward movement or course.
Etymology: (1325–75; < L regressus return =re-re - +-gred-, comb. form of gradī to step, walk, go +-tus suffix of v. action)
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| Definition of 'Regress' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) regress, reasoning backward
the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
2. (verb) regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
returning to a former state
3. (verb) regress
go back to a statistical means
4. (verb) revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
go back to a previous state
"We reverted to the old rules"
5. (verb) regress, retrograde, retrogress
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
6. (verb) relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Regress
the act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or regress of man"
2. (noun) Regress
the power or liberty of passing back
3. (verb) Regress
to go back; to return to a former place or state
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