recede
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Related to recede: Receding gums
re·cede 1
(rĭ-sēd′)intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes
1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.
2. To slope away from a point of reference: a man with a chin that recedes.
3. To become or seem to become more distant and fainter or less distinct: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.
4. To decrease or diminish: Fuel prices will recede after the holiday.
[Middle English receden, from Old French receder, from Latin recēdere : re-, re- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: recede1, ebb, retract, retreat
These verbs mean to move backward or away from a limit or position: a glacier that has receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat.
These verbs mean to move backward or away from a limit or position: a glacier that has receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat.
Antonym: advance
re·cede 2
(rē-sēd′)tr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.
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recede
(rɪˈsiːd)vb (intr)
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. (Hairdressing & Grooming)
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. (usually foll by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise
[C15: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede]
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re•cede1
(rɪˈsid)v.i. -ced•ed, -ced•ing.
1. to go back to a more distant point; retreat; withdraw.
2. to become or seem to become more distant.
3. to slope backward: a chin that recedes.
re•cede2
(riˈsid)v.t. -ced•ed, -ced•ing.
to cede back; give to a former possessor.
[1765–75]
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recede
Past participle: receded
Gerund: receding
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| Verb | 1. | recede - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" fall back - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" retreat, retrograde - move back; "The glacier retrogrades" |
| 2. | recede - retreat | |
| 3. | recede - become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" ebb - fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away" |
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recede
verb
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recede
verbTo move back or away from a point, limit, or mark:
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Translations
يَتَراجَع، يَبْتَعِد الى الوَراءيَنْحَسِر
ustoupitvzdalovat se
forsvindefortone sig
eltávolodik
fjarlægjasthopa, færast aftur, réna
tolti
atkāptiesattālināties
vzďaľovať sa
geri çekilmekuzaklaşmak
recede
[rɪˈsiːd] VI [tide, flood] → bajar; [person etc] → volverse atrás; [view] → alejarse; [danger] → disminuir; [chin] → retrocederhis hair is receding → tiene entradas
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recede
[rɪˈsiːd] vi (= move away) [floods, waters, tide] → se retirer; [person, vehicle] → s'éloigner
His footsteps receded into the night → Le bruit de ses pas s'éloigna dans la nuit.
His footsteps receded into the night → Le bruit de ses pas s'éloigna dans la nuit.
[hopes, prospects, ambitions] → s'amenuiser; [problem, danger, threat] → s'estomper; [tensions] → diminuer; [pain] → s'atténuer
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recede
vi
(tide) → zurückgehen; (fig) → sich entfernen; (hope) → schwinden; to recede into the distance → in der Ferne verschwinden; all hope is receding → jegliche Hoffnung schwindet
if untreated, the gums recede → ohne Behandlung bildet sich das Zahnfleisch zurück; his forehead recedes a bit → er hat eine leicht fliehende Stirn; his hair is receding → er hat eine leichte Stirnglatze ? also receding
(price) → zurückgehen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
recede
(riˈsiːd) verb1. to go or move back. When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead.
2. to become distant. The coast receded behind us as we sailed away.
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recede
v. disminuir, [water] bajar, retroceder.
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