recidivate
/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/ · verb
Meaning
- To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
Etymology / origin
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
- récidiver(French)→
- recidīvus(la)→
- *ḱh₂d-(ine-pro)→
- recidivate (English)
- Relations: root, der, cog
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