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recede1 definition

re·cede (ri sēd′)

intransitive verb receded -·ced′ed, receding -·ced′·ing

  1. to go or move back the high water receded
  2. to withdraw (from) to recede from a promise
  3. to slope backward
  4. to become more distant, and hence indistinct early memories recede
  5. to become less; diminish receding prices

Etymology: L recedere: see re- & cede

recede2 definition

☆ re·cede (rē′sēd′)

transitive verb receded -·ced′ed, receding -·ced′·ing

to cede back

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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