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regress to something

to go back to an earlier, probably simpler, state; to go back to a more primitive state. Bob claimed that Gerald's behavior was regressing to that of a three-year-old. I tend to regress to my college ways when I am out with the guys.

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He gave her orange squash and asked her to draw with crayons to try to regress to childhood. FURY AT TV 'CAT KILLER' by The Mirror (London, England) I needed easier access and regress to my front door as opposed to trying to negotiate two steps and, as living proof of health and safety rules gone mad, I was told I needed a ramp with a slope of 12 ins for every inch of step. Letter: Your say - Step too far; In association with POST OFFOCE by Birmingham Mail (England) However, the fact it backfired could prompt them to regress to a more rigid gameplan. We're Hadden on right track by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			reflect on reflected in refrain from refresh refresh memory refresh with refund to refuse refuse to refuse to do regain regain composure regain feet regain from regale with regard regard as regard with regardless of register register as register for register in register on register with regress to regular regular as clockwork regular fixture regular guy rehearse for reign reign over reimburse reimburse for reimburse to rein rein back on rein in rein up reinforce with reins reinstate reinstate as reinstate in reinvent the wheel reissue to reject out of hand rejoice rejoice at rejoice in			regrade regrade regraded regraded Regraded Unclassified When Separated from Classified Inclosure regrades regrades Regrading Regrading Regraft Regranex Regrant Regrate Regrater Regrater Regratery Regratiatory Regrating Regrating Regrating Regrator Regrede Regredience Regreet regress regress regress regress regress regress regress to regressed regressed regressed regressed regressed luminaire regresses regresses regresses regresses regressing regressing regressing regressing regression regression regression regression regression regression analysis regression analysis regression analysis regression analysis regression analysis Regression Analysis of Time Series Regression Backward Difference Formulae Regression by Partitioning Feature Projections regression coefficient regression coefficient regression coefficient regression coefficient

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