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recede
1[ 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
1WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH recede
recede , reseedWords nearby recede
recapture, recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor, receivable, receive, received
Other definitions 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.
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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
- (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 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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