To come back to a former condition

• return

  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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• reoccur

  1. To occur again.

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  1. To occur again.

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• recur

  1. To happen or occur again or repeatedly:
  2. To return to one's attention or memory:
  3. To return in thought or discourse:

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  1. To happen or occur again or repeatedly:
  2. To return to one's attention or memory:
  3. To return in thought or discourse:

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• recrudesce

  1. To break out anew or come into renewed activity, as after a period of quiescence.

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  1. To break out anew or come into renewed activity, as after a period of quiescence.

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To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one

• retrogress

  1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.
  2. To go or move backward.

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  1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.
  2. To go or move backward.

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• relapse

  1. To return to a former state.
  2. To become sicker after partial recovery from an illness.
  3. To recur. Used of an illness.

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  1. To return to a former state.
  2. To become sicker after partial recovery from an illness.
  3. To recur. Used of an illness.

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• regress

  1. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state:
  2. To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.
  3. To move backward or away from a reference point; recede:

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  1. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state:
  2. To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.
  3. To move backward or away from a reference point; recede:

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• lapse

  1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
  2. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
  3. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:

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  1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
  2. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
  3. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:

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• backslide

  1. To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.

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  1. To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.

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