recede

See also: recedé

English

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɨˈsiːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

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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Synonyms

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Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “recede” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Verb

recede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

recēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of recēdō

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈret͡ʃede/

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

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