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Webster 1913 Edition
Recede
Re-cede′
(rē̍-sēd′)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Receded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Receding
.] 1.
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar
Of tides
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.
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;
as, to
. recede
conquered territoryWebster 1828 Edition
Recede
RECE'DE
,Verb.
I.
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.
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)
- 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.
- Dryden
- To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
- to recede conquered territory
- To take back.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
move back, move away
take back
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References
- “recede” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈtʃɛde/, [reˈt͡ʃɛː.d̪e]
- Hyphenation: re‧cè‧de
Verb
recede
- third-person singular present indicative of recedere