Recidivate

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially criminal conduct.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fall back, relapse, or backslide; return to an abandoned course of conduct.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To backslide; to fall again.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To return to criminal behaviour; to relapse
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. go back to bad behavior
    • Word Usage
    "If we invest in providing education and training to those at risk of becoming or remaining criminals, the chance that they will recidivate goes down exponentially with each grade level completed."
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