Retrograding

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retrograded}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Retrograding}.] [L. retrogradare, retrogradi:
     cf. F. r['e]trograder.]
     1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to
        move, backward, as a planet.
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     2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as
        in morals or intelligence.
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