adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of recidivous (“recurring”).
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Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: recidivous
Antonyms: none provided
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recidive
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adj
Meaning 2
Synonym of recidivous (“prone to relapse”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: recidivous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of recidivation (“relapse”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: recidivation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of recidivist (“one who falls back into prior habits”).
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Synonyms: recidivist
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verb
Meaning 5
Synonym of recidivate (“to fall back into prior habits”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: recidivate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin recidīvus; compare Middle French recidive. Doublet of recidivous.
From Middle French recidive (modern French récidive) or its etymon Latin recidīva, from the feminine of recidīvus.
From Middle English resydiven, from Latin recidīvō, from recidīvus + -ō (verb-forming suffix).