retroceding
Giving territory back
Retroceding is the present participle of retrocede, meaning to cede back or return territory to a former possessor: The treaty involved retroceding the disputed lands.
In insurance, retroceding refers to a reinsurer transferring part of its assumed risk to another reinsurer—essentially reinsurance of reinsurance.
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- vacatingLeaving a place empty
abandonment · relinquish · retire · backtrack · disengage · capitulate · forsake · renounce
Formal transfer of territory
- transferMove between locations
- handoverTransfer of control
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
colony · mandate · jurisdiction · annexation · treaty · repatriation · decolonization · surrender
Reverting to former sins
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- declineDecrease or refuse
- relapseReturn to former illness
- reversalComplete change of direction
retrogression · decay · worsening · retrograde · devolution · degeneration · slippage · fallback
Gradual retreat seaward
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
abating · lessening · decreasing · dwindling · contracting · tapering · depletion · diminution
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
vacating · abandonment · relinquish · retire · backtrack · disengage · capitulate · forsake · renounce · surrender
cession
Formal transfer of territory
- transferMove between locations
- handoverTransfer of control
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
sovereignty · colony · mandate · jurisdiction · annexation · treaty · repatriation · decolonization · surrender · turnover
backsliding
Reverting to former sins
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- declineDecrease or refuse
- relapseReturn to former illness
reversal · retrogression · decay · worsening · retrograde · devolution · degeneration · slippage · fallback · reversion
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Gradual retreat seaward
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
fading · abating · lessening · decreasing · dwindling · contracting · tapering · depletion · diminution · attenuation
retrocedingannexing
Incorporating territory by force
acquiring · incorporating · absorbing · seizing · conquering
retrocedingadvancing
Moving in forward direction
proceeding · progressing · moving forward · pushing ahead · forging ahead
succeed, proceed, recession, recede, precede, concede, cede, accede, recesses