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recede

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[ ri-seed ]
/ rɪˈsid /
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verb (used without object), re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing.

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.Compare advance (def. 15).
to slope backward: a chin that recedes.
to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.

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Origin of recede

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1470–80; <Latin recēdere to go, fall back, equivalent to re-re- + cēdere to withdraw, go; see cede

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH recede

recede , reseed

Words nearby recede

recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor, receivable, receive, received

Definition for recede (2 of 2)

recede2
[ ree-seed ]
/ riˈsid /

verb (used with object), re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing.

to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.

Origin of recede

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First recorded in 1765–75; re- + cede
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Words related to recede

reduce, fade, ebb, wane, dwindle, lessen, taper, subside, decrease, sink, abate, diminish, shrink, retreat, fall back, retrogress, decline, retire, return, depart

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British Dictionary definitions for recede (1 of 2)

recede
/ (rɪˈsiːd) /

verb (intr)

to withdraw from a point or limit; go backthe tide receded
to become more distanthopes of rescue receded
to slope backwardsapes have receding foreheads
  1. (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
  2. (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 Origin for recede

C15: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede

British Dictionary definitions for recede (2 of 2)

re-cede
/ (riːˈsiːd) /

verb

(tr) to restore to a former owner
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