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regress
noun
1 regress
The reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence.
synonym: reasoning backward.
2 regress
Returning to a former state.
synonyms: regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion.
Roget 283:
regress,
regression;
retrocession†,
retrogression,
retrograduation†,
retroaction;
reculade†;
retreat,
withdrawal,
retirement,
remigration†;
recession
etc.
(motion from)
287;
recess;
crab-like motion.
refluence†,
reflux;
backwater,
regurgitation,
ebb,
return;
resilience reflection,
reflexion [Brit.]
(recoil)
277;
flip-flop,
volte-face [Fr.].
counter motion,
retrograde motion,
backward movement,
motion in reverse,
counter movement,
counter march;
veering,
tergiversation,
recidivation†,
backsliding,
fall;
deterioration
etc.
659;
recidivism,
recidivity†.
reversal,
relapse,
turning point
etc.
(reversion)
145.
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Dutch: teruggang, terugkeer
Polish: retrogresja
verb
1 regress
Go back to a statistical means.
2 regress
Go back to a previous state.
synonyms: retrovert, return, revert, turn back.
Roget 145:
revert,
turn back,
regress;
relapse
etc.
661;
recoil
etc.
277;
retreat
etc.
283;
restore
etc.
660;
undo,
unmake;
turn the tide,
roll back the tide,
turn the scale,
tip the scale.
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Dutch: terugdraaien, terugkomen
3 regress
4 regress
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