Recede

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɨˈsiːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

Origin

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere ("to withdraw; to go back"), from re- with cedere ("to go").

Full definition of recede

Verb

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
• DrydenLike the hollow roar
  Of tides receding from the instituted shore.
• BentleyAll 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

Derived terms

• receding

Related terms

• cede
• recedence
• recession
• recess
• recessive

Anagrams

• decree