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to recurse

to recurse

9.9
To happen again after it happened before
  • verb
  • /rɪˈkɜrs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : recurrente
  • In rare cases, the symptoms may recurse after initial treatment.

Examples

  • The legend says that the haunting will recurse every hundred years.

  • If the same error should recurse, please notify the system administrator immediately.

  • If you recurse through the data, you'll find patterns.

  • In this study, we will recurse through the data sets.

  • In rare cases, the symptoms may recurse after initial treatment.

  • The legend says that the haunting will recurse every hundred years.

  • If the same error should recurse, please notify the system administrator immediately.

Synonyms

to recur
vsto recurse
68 5.7

Happen again, often after some time

is a rare archaic word for events that happen again
to reoccur
vsto recurse
3 3.8

Happen again after some time

is used rarely in archaic sense for repeated happenings
to rerun
vsto recurse
3 2.9

Repeat a test or experiment to check the results

is a rare archaic term for events that occur repeatedly without causing them
to iterate
vsto recurse
2 6.3

To say something again so people understand

is an old rare term for repeated events without intention
to reduplicate
vsto recurse
1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

is a rare archaic word for repeating events, not precise copying
to recrudesce
vsto recurse
  • Specialized
9.9

Start again after a quiet time, usually something bad

is the neutral rare archaic term for events happening again

How Often

to persist
61 3.5
to recur
68 5.7
to recurse
  • Archaic
9.9
to reappear
70 2.7

Surface Forms

recurse infinitive
recurred past
recurred past participle
recursing present participle
recurses third person singular

Etymology

Recurse comes from the Latin parts re- meaning 'back' and curs meaning 'to run', the same root as course. So in older or rare use, to recurse is to 'run back' or return, which is why it can mean to happen again.