retrocede

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin retrōcēdere, from retrō- (“back, backward”) + cēdere (“to go, go back, give, return, etc.”). Equivalent to retro- + cede.

retrocede means to grant back. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

verb

To grant back.“to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor”
To go back.“Hospitals retrenched in the '30s while the general practitioners retroceded into a bygone era.”