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Meaning of regress

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  regress
      n 1: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is
           true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: {regress},
           {reasoning backward}]
      2: returning to a former state [syn: {regression}, {regress},
         {reversion}, {retrogression}, {retroversion}]
      v 1: go back to a statistical means
      2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
         [syn: {revert}, {return}, {retrovert}, {regress}, {turn
         back}]
      3: get worse or fall back to a previous condition [syn:
         {regress}, {retrograde}, {retrogress}] [ant: {advance}, {come
         along}, {come on}, {get along}, {get on}, {progress}, {shape
         up}]
      4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
         minor criminals" [syn: {relapse}, {lapse}, {recidivate},
         {regress}, {retrogress}, {fall back}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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