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re·cede1

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–verb (used without object), -ced·ed, -ced·ing.

1.	to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.

2.	to become more distant.

3.	(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. Compare advance (def. 15).

4.	to slope backward: a chin that recedes.

5.	to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.

[Origin: 1470–80; < L recédere to go, fall back, equiv. to re- re- + cédere to withdraw, go; see cede

]

—Synonyms 5. retire, retreat.

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–verb (used with object), -ced·ed, -ced·ing.

to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.

[Origin: 1765–75; re- + cede

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re·cede¹ Audio Help (rĭ-sēd') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes

To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.
To slope backward.
To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.
To withdraw or retreat.

[Middle English receden, from Old French receder, from Latin recēdere : re-, re- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to move backward: a hairline that had receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat; academic standards that have retrograded.
Antonym: advance

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re·cede² Audio Help (rē-sēd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.

[re- + cede.]

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