to recurse
- verb
- /rɪˈkɜrs/
- Archaic
- In rare cases, the symptoms may recurse after initial treatment.
Examples
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The legend says that the haunting will recurse every hundred years.
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If the same error should recurse, please notify the system administrator immediately.
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If you recurse through the data, you'll find patterns.
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In this study, we will recurse through the data sets.
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In rare cases, the symptoms may recurse after initial treatment.
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The legend says that the haunting will recurse every hundred years.
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If the same error should recurse, please notify the system administrator immediately.
Synonyms
Happen again, often after some time
Happen again after some time
Repeat a test or experiment to check the results
To say something again so people understand
To do something again in the same way to copy the original
Start again after a quiet time, usually something bad
How Often
Surface Forms
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.