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recede

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[ ri-seed ]

verb (used without object)

receded, receding.
  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

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[ ree-seed ]

verb (used with object)

receded, receding.
  1. to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.

recede

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  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

    1. (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
    2. (of a man) to start to go bald in this way
  4. to decline in value or character
  5. usually foll by from to draw back or retreat, as from a promise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recede1

First recorded in 1470–80; from Latin ŧ “to go back, fall back”; equivalent to re- + cede

Origin of recede2

First recorded in 1765–75; re- + cede
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recede1

C15: from Latin ŧ to go back, from re- + ŧ to yield, cede
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Murakami said he heard that when the water receded, the remains of the victims became visible.

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The tensions beneath the surface in Labour probably won't recede until the government makes more progress in its central mission of delivering economic growth, which would reduce the need for tax rises and spending cuts.

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The amnesia conceit allows the film to highlight its artificiality: painted backdrops, stages that recede into blackness, supporting players recast in multiple roles.

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It was only later, after the pandemic receded into our collective rear-view mirror, that I recognized another, underlying reason I talked money so much in the teeth of my frustration and fear.

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"Grief recedes but only in waves and then, at some point, it comes back," she says.

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