'Recede' definitions:

Definition of 'recede'

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verb
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress]
verb
Retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede] [ant: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win]
verb
Become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

Definition of 'Recede'

From: GCIDE
  • Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[=e]*s[=e]d"), v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. i.] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Recede'

From: GCIDE
  • Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. rec['e]der. See Cede.]
  • 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. [1913 Webster]
  • Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'recede'

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