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regress

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re·gress  (r-grs)
v. re·gressed, re·gress·ing, re·gress·es
v.intr.
1. To go back; move backward.
2. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state.
3. To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.
v.tr. Psychology
To induce a state of regression in.
n. (rgrs)
1.
a. The act of going or coming back; return.
b. Passage back; reentry.
2. The act of reasoning backward from an effect to a cause.

[Latin regred, regress- : re-, re- + grad, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

re·gressor n.

regress
Verb
to return to a former and worse condition
Noun
return to a former and worse condition [Latin regredi to go back]
regressive adj
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Noun1.regress - the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical
2.regress - returning to a former state
reversal - a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
Verb1.regress - go back to a statistical means
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
2.regress - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
recidivate, relapse, retrogress, regress, lapse, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile"
recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
3.regress - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
progress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
4.regress - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

regress
verb revert, deteriorate, return, go back, retreat, lapse, fall back, wane, recede, ebb, degenerate, relapse, lose ground, turn the clock back, backslide, retrogress, retrocede, fall away or off << OPPOSITE progress

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The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing.
This gave me not only egress and regress, as it was a back way to my tent and to my storehouse, but gave me room to store my goods.
 
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