- go back to bad behavior
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
Synonym: relapselapserecidivateregressretrogress
- retreat
Synonym: losedrop offfall behindrecede
- move back and away from
- The enemy fell back
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Synonym: lagdawdlefall behind
- fall backwards and down
- have recourse to
- The government resorted to rationing meat
Synonym: resortrecur