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Recidivate

verb/ɹᵻsˈɪdᵻvˌeɪt/
Definition
go back to bad behavior
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹᵻsˈɪdᵻvˌeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹɪsˈɪdɪvˌeɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹɪsˈɪdɪvˌeɪt/
4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɪdᵻvˌeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbgo back to bad behavior
“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
Word Forms
relapsenouna failure to maintain a higher state
relapsingnouna failure to maintain a higher state
lapsenouna failure to maintain a higher state
recidivismnounhabitual relapse into crime
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
rezidivieren
Kehren Sie zu schlechtem Benehmen zurück
🇫🇷French
récidiver
revenir à un mauvais comportement
🇪🇸Spanish
reincidir
volver al mal comportamiento
🇮🇹Italian
recidivare
tornare a un cattivo comportamento
🇳🇱Dutch
recidiveren
teruggaan naar slecht gedrag
🇵🇹Portuguese
reincidir
voltar ao mau comportamento
🇷🇺Russian
рецидивировать
вернуться к плохому поведению
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दोबारा अपराध करना
बुरे व्यवहार पर वापस जाएँ
🇧🇩Bengali
পুনরুদ্ধার করা
খারাপ আচরণে ফিরে যান
🇮🇳Tamil
மறுசீரமைப்பு
மோசமான நடத்தைக்குத் திரும்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
పునశ్చరణ
చెడు ప్రవర్తనకు తిరిగి వెళ్ళు
🇮🇳Marathi
recitivate
वाईट वर्तनाकडे परत जा
🇮🇳Gujarati
પુનર્જીવિત કરવું
ખરાબ વર્તન પર પાછા જાઓ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮರುಕಳಿಸು
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പുനരാവിഷ്കരിക്കുക
മോശം പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੁੜ ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਕਰਨਾ
ਮਾੜੇ ਵਿਹਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਜਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
recitivate
خراب رویے پر واپس جائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
重犯
回到不良行为
🇯🇵Japanese
復活させる
悪い行為に戻る
🇰🇷Korean
재범하다
나쁜 행동으로 돌아가다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tái phạm
quay lại hành vi xấu
🇹🇭Thai
ทำใหม่อีกครั้ง
กลับไปสู่พฤติกรรมที่ไม่ดี
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghidupkan kembali
kembali ke perilaku buruk
🇵🇭Filipino
bawiin
bumalik sa masamang ugali
🇲🇾Malay
recitivate
kembali kepada perangai buruk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إعادة التكرار
العودة إلى السلوك السيئ
🇮🇷Persian
تکرار کردن
به رفتار بد برگرد
🇹🇷Turkish
yeniden canlandırmak
kötü davranışına geri dön
🇮🇱Hebrew
להישנות
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'recidivate'?
The primary meaning of 'recidivate' is 'go back to bad behavior'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'recidivate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'recidivate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'recidivate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'recidivate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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