Recede Definition
rĭ-sēd
receded, recedes, receding
verb
receded, recedes, receding
To go or move back from a former position.
Flood waters receded.
Webster's New World
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.
American Heritage
To cede back.
Webster's New World
To draw back, resulting in less of something behind.
A receding hairline, receding coastline.
Webster's New World
To slope backward.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Recede
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Middle English receden from Old French receder from Latin recēdere re- re- cēdere to go ked- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back"), from re- with cedere (“to go").
From Wiktionary
re– cede
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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