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1. (v.i.) recede
to go back to a more distant point; retreat; withdraw.
2. recede
to become or seem to become more distant.
3. recede
to slope backward:
a chin that recedes.
4. (v.t.) recede
to cede back; give to a former possessor.
Etymology: (1765–75)
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| Definition of 'recede' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
2. (verb) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
retreat
3. (verb) recede
become faint or more distant
"the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
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1. (verb) recede
to gradually move away from
as the flood water receded; People left and the sounds of the crowd receded.
2. recede
to become less strong or less likely
The threat of war has receded.
3. recede
(of hair) to stop growing at the front of the head
His dark hair was receding.
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| Definition of 'recede' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) recede
to move back; to retreat; to withdraw
2. (verb) recede
to withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition
3. (verb) recede
to cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory
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Sense: to go or move back
When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead.
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 Afrikaans: trek terug |
 Arabic: يَنْحَسِر |
 Bulgarian: оттеглям се |
 Brazilian: retroceder |
 Czech: ustoupit |
 German: zurückgehen |
 Danish: trække sig tilbage; forsv |
 Greek: υποχωρώ |
 Spanish: recular, retroceder |
 Estonian: taanduma |
 Farsi: عقب رفتن؛ فروکش کرددن |
 Finnish: vetäytyä |
 French: reculer |
 Hebrew: לַסֶגֶת |
 Hindi: पीछे हटना |
 Croatian: smanji(va)ti se, opadati |
 Hungarian: visszahúzódik |
 Indonesian: mereda |
 Icelandic: hopa, færast aftur, réna |
 Italian: ritirarsi; ricadere su |
 Japanese: 後退する |
 Korean: 뒤쪽으로 물러나다 |
 Lithuanian: (at)slūgti, slinkti, trau |
 Latvian: atkāpties |
 Malay: undur |
 Dutch: terugwijken |
 Norwegian: trekke seg tilbake, synke |
 Polish: ustępować, cofać się |
 Persian: عقب رفتن؛ فروکش کرددن |
 Pashto: په څټ كيدل، ترشاكيدل، په |
 Portuguese: retroceder |
 Romanian: a se retrage, a cădea |
 Russian: отступать; редеть |
 Slovak: ustúpiť |
 Slovenian: umikati se |
 Serbian: povući se |
 Swedish: gå tillbaka, försvinna |
 Thai: ถอยหลัง |
 Turkish: geriçekilmek |
 Taiwanese: 退去，後退 |
 Ukrainian: відступати; ретируватися |
 Urdu: پیچھے ہٹنا |
 Vietnamese: lùi lại; hớt ra sau trán |
 Chinese: 退回，后退 |
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