recidivate

== English == === 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 === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/ === Verb === recidivate (third-person singular simple present recidivates, present participle recidivating, simple past and past participle recidivated) (intransitive) To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones. Synonym: recidivize ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== recidivate inflection of recidivare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== recidivate f pl feminine plural of recidivato === Anagrams === ridicevate