re-cede
verb (used without object), re·ced·ed, re·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, especially 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.
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recede (rɪˈsiːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to withdraw from a point or limit; go back: the tide receded |
| 2. | to become more distant: hopes of rescue receded |
| 3. | to slope backwards: apes have receding foreheads |
| 4. | a. (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead |
| b. (of a man) to start to go bald in this way | |
| 5. | to decline in value or character |
| 6. | ( |
| [C15: from Latin recēdere to go back, from | |
| re-cede (riːˈsiːd) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to restore to a former owner | |
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recede
1480, from M.Fr. receder, from L. recedere "to go back, withdraw," from re- "back" + cedere "to go" (see cede).
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