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English Dictionary: recede	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for recede
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recede v pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Synonym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back Antonym(s): advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress retreat Synonym(s): fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede Antonym(s): advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recede \Recede"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. {Recede}, v. t.] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede* conquered territory.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recede \Recede"\, 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[82]der. See {Cede}.] 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the instituted shore. --Dryden. All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede* from the center. --Bentley. 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. Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.