Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index R recidivate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•cid•i•vate Pronunciation: (ri-sid'u-vāt", rē-), [key] — -vat•ed, -vat•ing. to engage in recidivism; relapse. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: recidivate (Thesaurus) recherché recidivism ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quadrumanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language