English verb: recidivate | |||
1. | recidivate (body) go back to bad behavior | ||
Samples | Those who recidivate are often minor criminals. | ||
Synonyms | fall back, lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back | ||