recidivate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/

Definition of recidivate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.

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Etymology

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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