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recede

1
[ ri-seed ]
/ rɪˈsid /
See synonyms for: recede / receded / recedes / receding on Thesaurus.com

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

1
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

2
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

Example sentences from the Web for recede

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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