What does recidivate mean?
Definitions for recidivate
re·cidi·vate
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Princeton's WordNet
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back(verb)
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Wiktionary
recidivate(Verb)
To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse
Webster Dictionary
Recidivate(verb)
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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