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REGRESS. Returning; going back opposed to ingress. (q.v.)

Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
 

 

Regress \Re*gress"\ (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Regressed (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regressing.]

To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Regress \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See Regrede.]

1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or regress of man". --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]

2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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regress

noun

1: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: reasoning backward]
2: returning to a former state [syn: regression, reversion, retrogression, retroversion]

verb

1: go back to a statistical means
2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" [syn: revert, return, retrovert, turn back]
3: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn: retrograde, retrogress] [ant: progress]
4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, retrogress, fall back]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Regress \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See Regrede.]

1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. ``The progress or regress of man''. --F. Harrison.

2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Regress \Re*gress"\ (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Regressed (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regressing.]

To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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