recidivate

recidivate
/ri sid"euh vayt', ree-/, v.i. recidivated, recidivating.
to engage in recidivism; relapse.
[1520-30; < ML recidivatus ptp. of recidivare to relapse. See RECIDIVISM, -ATE1]

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