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recidivate (iou)



recidivate verb intrans. Pa. pple (earlier) -ate, -ated. E16.
[medieval Latin recidivat- pa. ppl stem of recidivare: see RECIDIVIST, -ATE3.]
Fall back, relapse. Now spec. relapse into crime.
? Not recorded between L17 and 20.