| VERB | body | recidivate, relapse, lapse, regress, retrogress, fall back | go back to bad behavior |
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| Meaning | Go back to bad behavior. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" | |
| Synonyms | relapse, lapse, regress, retrogress, fall back | |
| Broader | revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back | Go back to a previous state |
| Spanish | reincidir | |
| Catalan | reincidir | |
| Nouns | recidivism | habitual relapse into crime |
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