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  • 41regress — verb rɪ grɛs 1》 return to a former state.     ↘return mentally to a former stage of life or a supposed previous life. 2》 Statistics calculate the regression of. noun ri:grɛs 1》 the action of regressing. 2》 Philosophy a series of statements in… …

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  • 42regress — n. Return, retrocession, reflux, retrogression, refluence, ebb, retirement, passage back, retrogradation, regression …

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  • 43regress — verb (I) technical to go back to an earlier and worse condition, or to a less developed way of behaving: The patient had regressed to a state of childish dependency. regression /rI greSFn/ noun (U) regressive adjective …

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  • 44regress — verb he regressed to his former state of madness Syn: revert, retrogress, relapse, lapse, backslide, slip back; deteriorate, decline, worsen, degenerate, get worse; informal go downhill Ant: progress …

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  • 45regress — v 1. go back, move backward, return, reverse, back up, recede, ebb, retire, fall back, retrocede, withdraw, retreat; retroact, recoil, ricochet, rebound, spring back. 2. revert, retrogress, backslide, relapse, degenerate, decay, retrograde,… …

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  • 46regress — re·gress …

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  • 47regress — [rɪˈgres] verb [I] to return to a previous and usually less developed state regression [rɪˈgreʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …

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  • 48regress — re•gress v. [[t]rɪˈgrɛs[/t]] n. [[t]ˈri grɛs[/t]] v. i. 1) to move backward; go back 2) to revert to an earlier or less advanced state 3) the act of going back; return 4) the right to go back 5) backward movement or course • Etymology: 1325–75;… …

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  • 49REGRESS — • Regression Growth Evaluation Statin Study …

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  • 50regress — verb (i) /riˈgrɛs / (say ree gres) 1. to move in a backward direction; go back. –noun /ˈrigrɛs / (say reegres) 2. the act of going back; return. 3. backward movement or course; retrogression. {Middle English, from Latin regressus a going back}… …