regress

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A few in the lineup are going to regress, and quite obviously the Marlin hurlers can't maintain this level of success.

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  1. intransitive verb To go back; move backward.
  2. intransitive verb To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state.
  3. intransitive verb To have a tendency to approach or go back to a statistical mean.
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  • We're headed toward an indefinite regress--maybe an infinite one Right--or toward a theory of types. —  Aeon Five
  • And even Tim Lincecum is all but certain to regress, at least a little. —  Only Baseball Matters
  • The toys at Acorn (the latest gift spot picked by Refinery29 for CH) might make you momentarily regress, and that's why you know they're great gifts. —  Cool Hunting
  • But I regress, amazing acting and writing going on right now on GL, but especially with Otalia! —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • Some will get hurt, others will regress -- that's how it is with pitching prospects. —  Blog updates
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin regredī, regress- : re-, re- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. =Spanish regresar =Portuguese regressar, from Latin regressus, past participle of regredi, go back, from re-, back, + gradi, go: see regrede. Cf. digress, progress, v.
  2. =Old French regres, regrez, French regrès =Spanish regreso =Portuguese Italian regresso, from Latin regressus, a returning, return, from regredi, past participle regressus, go back: see regress, v.
 

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