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regress

verb

NAmE//rɪˈɡrɛs//

[intransitive] regress (to something) (formal) (usually disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they regress

he / she / it regresses

past simple regressed

-ing form regressing

to return to an earlier or less advanced form or way of behaving

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