recede

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɨˈsiːd/

Verb

recede (recedes, present participle receding; past and past participle receded)

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

   • Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from the instituted shore.

   • All bodies moved circularly endeavour to recede from the center.

2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

   to recede conquered territory

3. To take back.

Synonyms

• withdraw

Related terms

• cede
• recedence
• recession
• recess
• recessive

Translations

• French: reculer, se retirer
• Italian: recedere
• Spanish: alejarse

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