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Webster 1913 Edition


Recede

Re-cede′

(rē̍-sēd′)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Receded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Receding
.]
[L.
recedere
,
recessum
; pref.
re-
re- +
cedere
to go, to go along: cf. F.
recéder
. See
Cede
.]
1.
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar
Of tides
receding
from the insulted 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.

Re-cede′

(rē-sēd′)
,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
re-
+
cede
. Cf.
Recede
,
Verb.
I.
]
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;
as, to
recede
conquered territory
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Recede

RECE'DE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. recedo; re and cedo.]
1.
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar of tides receding from th' insulted shore.
All bodies moved circularly, endeavor to recede from the center.
2.
To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist from; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand; to recede from terms or propositions.

RECE'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[re and cede.] To cede back; to grant or yield to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

Definition 2024


recede

recede

See also: recedé

English

Verb

recede (third-person singular simple present recedes, present participle receding, simple past and past participle receded)

  1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
    • Dryden
      Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from the instituted shore.
    • Bentley
      All 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.

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Translations

References

  • recede” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams


Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtʃɛde/, [reˈt͡ʃɛː.d̪e]
  • Hyphenation: re‧cè‧de

Verb

recede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

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Latin

Verb

recēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of recēdō

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

reċede

  1. first-person singular preterite of reċċan
  2. third-person singular preterite of reċċan
  3. first-person singular preterite subjunctive of reċċan
  4. third-person singular preterite subjunctive of reċċan