recidivate

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recidivate

/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/

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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

verb recidivates · recidivating · recidivated

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

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verb return to criminal behaviour

Français	récidiver

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@misc{recidivate_2026,
  title = {recidivate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recidivate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}