Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retransition
Participle: retransitioned
Gerund: retransitioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retransition |
| you | retransition |
| he;she;it | retransitions |
| we | retransition |
| you | retransition |
| they | retransition |
Perfect
| I | have retransitioned |
| you | have retransitioned |
| he;she;it | has retransitioned |
| we | have retransitioned |
| you | have retransitioned |
| they | have retransitioned |
Past
| I | retransitioned |
| you | retransitioned |
| he;she;it | retransitioned |
| we | retransitioned |
| you | retransitioned |
| they | retransitioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had retransitioned |
| you | had retransitioned |
| he;she;it | had retransitioned |
| we | had retransitioned |
| you | had retransitioned |
| they | had retransitioned |
Future
| I | will retransition |
| you | will retransition |
| he;she;it | will retransition |
| we | will retransition |
| you | will retransition |
| they | will retransition |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retransitioned |
| you | will have retransitioned |
| he;she;it | will have retransitioned |
| we | will have retransitioned |
| you | will have retransitioned |
| they | will have retransitioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retransition |
| you | retransition |
| he;she;it | retransition |
| we | retransition |
| you | retransition |
| they | retransition |
Perfect
| I | have retransitioned |
| you | have retransitioned |
| he;she;it | have retransitioned |
| we | have retransitioned |
| you | have retransitioned |
| they | have retransitioned |
Imperfect
| I | retransitioned |
| you | retransitioned |
| he;she;it | retransitioned |
| we | retransitioned |
| you | retransitioned |
| they | retransitioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had retransitioned |
| you | had retransitioned |
| he;she;it | had retransitioned |
| we | had retransitioned |
| you | had retransitioned |
| they | had retransitioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retransition |
| you | would retransition |
| he;she;it | would retransition |
| we | would retransition |
| you | would retransition |
| they | would retransition |
Perfect
| I | would have retransitioned |
| you | would have retransitioned |
| he;she;it | would have retransitioned |
| we | would have retransitioned |
| you | would have retransitioned |
| they | would have retransitioned |
Imperative
| you | retransition |
| we | Let's retransition |
| you | retransition |
Verbs conjugated like 'retransition'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'retransition'
detransition,
transition,
retransit,
reaudition,
recondition,
remunition,
rendition,
repartition,
reposition,
requisition,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From re- + transition.
Sample Sentences
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With apologies to my friends who have detransitioned or retransitioned if I get this wrong, this is what I've learned. [2018, CN Lester, Trans Like Me: Conversations for All of Us, unnumbered page:]
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One reason for encouraging detransitioners to go through counselling and avoid rushing into further surgery is that many go on to retransition again in the future. [2019, Jennie Kermode, Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary People with Disabilities or Illnesses: A Good Practice Guide for Health and Care Provision, page 72:]
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She also observes that within the number of those who detransition, a significant proportion do so due to how intense their experiences of rejection and transphobia are – and so then actually retransition further on in life. [2019, Rosie Swayne, “Unqualified, middle-age lesbian swerves abruptly out of her lane to talk about trans issues”, in Lesbian Feminism: Essays Opposing Global Heteropatriarchies, unnumbered page:]
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Included in this group were 4 individuals (1.3% of the total sample) who retransitioned twice (to nonbinary then back to binary transgender). Some youth (3.5%) were currently living as nonbinary, including one who had retransitioned first to cisgender then to nonbinary. Finally, 2.5% were using pronouns associated with their sex at birth and could be categorized as cisgender at the time of data collection, including one who first retransitioned to live as nonbinary. [Kristina R. Olson, Lily Durwood, Rachel Horton, Natalie M. Gallagher, Aaron Devor (2022), “Gender Identity 5 Years After Social Transition”, in Pediatrics]
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Finally, some who embrace the psychological paradigm critique transition-affirmative approaches by pointing to studies showing that a statistically significant number of people who have undergone transition – one 2009 study suggests up to 8 percent – have later expressed regrets, with some even deciding to retransition back to their birth sex. [2019, Paul Rhodes Eddy, James K. Beilby, “Understanding Transgender Experiences and Identities: An Introduction”, in Understanding Transgender Identities: Four Views, unnumbered page:]
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If a socially transitioned child desists and later comes to identify with their birth-assigned gender, the child must then retransition to that gender, which could be difficult and pose risks for the child at that older age. [2019, Shervin Shandianloo, Richard R. Pleak, “Mental Health Issues in Caring for the Transgender Population”, in Leonid Poretsky, Wylie C. Hembree, editors, Transgender Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Approach, page 122:]
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In some cases, individuals may “detransition” (or retransition) to their assigned/biological gender, further complicating identity and family relationships. [2022, Denise Ann Bodman, Bethany Bustamante Van Vleet, Randal D. Day, Introduction to Family Processes: Diverse Families, Common Ties, unnumbered page:]