recede

Inflections of 'recede' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

re•cede¹ v. [no object], -ced•ed, -ced•ing.

to go back to a more distant point;
retreat;
withdraw:The floodwaters finally receded.
to become or seem to become more distant:The painful memory began to recede.
to slope backward:a chin that recedes.

re•cede¹ v.i., -ced•ed, -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, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Cf. advance (def. 15).
to slope backward:a chin that recedes.
to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.

Latin recēdere to go, fall back, equivalent. to re- re- + cēdere to withdraw, go; see cede
1470–80

re•cede² v.t., -ced•ed, -ced•ing.

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recede /rɪˈsiːd/ vb (intransitive)

to withdraw from a point or limit; go back: the tide receded
to become more distant: hopes of rescue receded
to slope backwards
- (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 followed by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede

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re-cede /riːˈsiːd/ vb

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