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recidivate(verb) To return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially to return to criminal habits. Synonyms: relapse, retrogress, lapse, regress, fall backUsage: I did not mean to recidivate, but burgling homes is second nature to me.
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What does Supresses mean?
In the strictest sense, suppress means to put an end to something by force, like a government that suppresses the right to free speech by shutting down the newspapers or the military suppressing an uprising by rebel forces.
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Definition of recidivate
Intransitive verb
To relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior and especially delinquency or criminal activity : to exhibit recidivism
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recidivate
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(verb) To return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially to return to criminal habits.
Synonyms: relapse, retrogress, lapse, regress, fall back
Usage: I did not mean to recidivate, but burgling homes is second nature to me.
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A dog back to its vomit.
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recidivate
(verb) To return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially to return to criminal habits.
Synonyms: relapse, retrogress, lapse, regress, fall back
Usage: I did not mean to recidivate, but burgling homes is second nature to me.
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