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regress

verbgeneral usecommon/ʁɨɡɾɨˈðiɾ/re·gre·dir

Definition

1

To return to a former, less developed, or less complex state.

Usage examples

The patient's condition regressed after the treatment was stopped.
Society cannot afford to regress on human rights.

Common combinations

regress to a stateregress to childhood