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recede
1[ri-seed]
verb (used without object)
to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
to become more distant.
(of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, especially as giving the illusion of space.
to slope backward.
a chin that recedes.
to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.
recede
2[ree-seed]
verb (used with object)
to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
recede
/ rɪˈsiːd /
verb
to withdraw from a point or limit; go back
the tide receded
to become more distant
hopes of rescue receded
to slope backwards
apes have receding foreheads
(of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
(of a man) to start to go bald in this way
to decline in value or character
(usually foll by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise
Word History and Origins
Origin of recede1
Word History and Origins
Origin of recede1
Example Sentences
They knock people sideways before receding into the ocean of imagination that’s existed since the first caveman looked up at the stars and said, “Funny story about those.”
Many of the more than 21,000 people who were evacuated from the flood zone began to return home as water receded in the central coastal city of Hue on Wednesday morning.
But for the Christian right, the belief that dark magic is all around us has not receded.
A team that had become one of the top stories in college football receded into the shadows, eager for another chance to prove itself starting with a Sunday film session.
The crypto-treasury wave has been a powerful catalyst for the sector in general but we are about to find out what happens when it recedes.
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