What does recidivate mean?
Definitions for recidivate
re·cidi·vate
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Princeton's WordNet
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall backverb
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Wiktionary
recidivateverb
To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse
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recidivate
To recidivate is to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior, specifically returning to criminal behavior after having been punished or rehabilitated for a previous crime. This term is commonly used in the context of criminal justice systems.
Webster Dictionary
Recidivateverb
to backslide; to fall again
Etymology: [LL. recidivare. See Recidivous.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Recidivate
rē-sid′i-vāt, v.i. to fall again: to backslide.—ns. Recidivā′tion; Recid′ivist (Fr. law), a relapsed criminal.—adj. Recid′ivous, liable to backslide. [Fr.,—L. recidīvus, falling back.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of recidivate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of recidivate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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