What is "recidivate"

Recidivate \Re*cid"i*vate\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. i. To backslide; to fall again. [Obs.]

"fall back; relapse," 1520s, from Medieval Latin recidivatus, past participle of recidivare "to relapse" (see recidivist). Related: Recidivated; recidivating.\n

vb. (context intransitive English) To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse

v. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, regress, retrogress, fall back]