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Added 10 October 2026

recidivate

/rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/ verb

Latin root: recidīvātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recidivate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Go back to bad behavior.
Those who recidivate are often minor criminals

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

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