RECEDE


Meaning of RECEDE in English

[re.cede] vi re.ced.ed ; re.ced.ing [ME, fr. L recedere to go back, fr. re- + cedere to go] (15c) 1 a: to move back or away: withdraw b: to slant backward

2: to grow less or smaller: diminish, decrease syn recede, retreat, retract, back mean to move backward. recede implies a gradual withdrawing from a forward or high fixed point in time or space "the flood waters gradually receded". retreat implies withdrawal from a point or position reached "retreating soldiers". retract implies drawing back from an extended position "a cat retracting its claws". back is used with up, down, out, or off to refer to any retrograde motion "backed off on the throttle".

[2]re.cede vt [re- + cede] (1771): to cede back to a former possessor

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