- regress, retrograde, retrogress - get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition
--1 is one way to worsen, decline
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun retrogression2
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
--2 is one way to revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s