About The Word Regress
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Regress Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Regress?
[n] returning to a former state
[n] the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence [v] go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [v] get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [v] go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [v] go back to a statistical means Synonyms | Synonyms for Regress: fall back | lapse | reasoning backward | recidivate | regression | relapse | retrograde | retrogress | retrogress | retrogression | retroversion | retrovert | return | reversion | revert | turn back Related Terms | Find terms related to Regress: See Also | abstract thought | change | change by reversal | decline | drop off | fall back | fall behind | go back | logical thinking | lose | reasoning | recede | recover | recuperate | resile | reversal | reverse | turn | worsen Regress In Webster's Dictionary \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi,
regressus. See {Regrede}.]
1. The act of passing back; passage back; return;
retrogression. ``The progress or regress of man''. --F.
Harrison.
2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak.
\Re*gress"\ (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Regressed} (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regressing}.] To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T. Browne. |
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