Definitions for: Recidivate

[v] go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

Webster (1913) Definition: Re*cid"i*vate, v. i. [LL. recidivare. See
Recidivous.]
To baskslide; to fall again. [Obs.]

Synonyms: fall back, lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress