"recidivate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: recidivates [present, singular, third-person], recidivating [participle, present], recidivated [participle, past], recidivated [past]
Etymology: 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 Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{af|en|recidīvātus|-ate|id2=verb|lang1=ML.|pos2=verb-forming suffix|type=adap}} Adapted borrowing of Medieval Latin recidīvātus + -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{der|en|la|recidīvus|t=returning, recurring}} Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”), {{cog|fr|récidiver}} French récidiver, {{surf|en|recidive|-ate<id:verb>}} By surface analysis, recidive + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} recidivate (third-person singular simple present recidivates, present participle recidivating, simple past and past participle recidivated)
  1. (intransitive) To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse. Tags: intransitive Translations (return to criminal behaviour): reincidir (Catalan), récidiver (French)

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