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   retrocede

   /ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. cede (territory) back again: rare "Spain retroceded the colony to France"

   Word Origin mid 17th century in sense ‘retreat, recede’: from French rétrocéder ‘go back’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. retrocedent adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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