Found 2 items, similar to Regressing.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: regress regress n 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] 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, 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Regressing 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]