recede
1- 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.
Origin of recede
1Synonyms for recede
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2- to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
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2Related Words for recede
reduce, fade, ebb, wane, dwindle, lessen, taper, subside, decrease, sink, abate, diminish, shrink, retreat, retrogress, decline, retire, return, depart, dropExamples from the Web for recede
Contemporary Examples of recede
He is six feet and 201 pounds and has brown hair that is beginning to recede at the temples.
She was briefly outed by Red as a mole and then allowed to recede into the background again.
My guess is that in the final moments of the season the supernatural elements of the show will recede.
The Qataris need to recede from the stage, Kabul will never trust them.
It is petty, but his constant railing against human nature reminds one of King Canute ordering the tide to recede.
Historical Examples of recede
In short, things have gone so far that I cannot recede; because—things have gone so far.'
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
The Cabinet will recede more and more from our principles, our party.
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
Unlike any other wall with which he had had experience, this wall seemed to recede from him as he approached.
White FangJack London
Nor are we disposed to recede from our assertion made in Sec.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)John Ruskin
Moreover, the task was half-accomplished, and it would be idle to recede now.
The StrollersFrederic S. Isham
recede
- to withdraw from a point or limit; go backthe tide receded
- to become more distanthopes of rescue receded
- to slope backwardsapes 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