recede

re·cede ¹  (r-sd)

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 backward.

3. To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.

4. To withdraw or retreat.

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[Middle English receden, from Old French receder, from Latin recdere : re-, re- + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: recede¹, ebb, retract, retreat, retrograde
These verbs mean to move backward: a hairline that had receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat; academic standards that have retrograded.

Antonym: advance

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re·cede ²  (r-sd)

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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[re- + cede.]

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recede

Verb

[-ceding, -ceded]

1. to withdraw from a point or limit: the tide had receded

2. to become more distant: the threat of intervention had receded

3. (of a man's hair) to stop growing at the temples and above the forehead

4. to slope backwards: a receding chin [Latin recedere to go back]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	recede - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retreat, withdraw, retire 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" back down, back off, back up - move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down" advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
	2.	recede - retreat fall behind, drop off, fall back, lose retrogress, regress, retrograde - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	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 1. fall back, withdraw, retreat, draw back, return, go back, retire, back off, regress, retrogress, retrocede

verb 2. lessen, decline, subside, abate, sink, fade, shrink, diminish, dwindle, wane, ebb

Translations

recede [rɪˈsiːd] vi → retroceder

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recede [rɪˈsiːd] vi → s'éloigner; reculer

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recede [rɪˈsiːd] vi (tide) → zurückgehen;

(lights etc) → verschwinden;

(memory, hope) → schwinden;

his hair is beginning to recede → er bekommt eine Stirnglatze

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recede [rɪˈsiːd] vi → allontanarsi; ritirarsi; calare

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recede

v recede [riˈsiːd]

1 to go or move back When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead. trek terug يَنْحَسِر оттеглям се ustoupit trække sig tilbage; forsvinde zurückgehen υποχωρώ recular, retroceder taanduma عقب رفتن؛ فروکش کرددن vetäytyä reculer לַסֶגֶת पीछे हटना smanji(va)ti se, opadati (voda) visszahúzódik mereda hopa, færast aftur, réna ritirarsi; ricadere su 後退する 물러나다 (at)slūgti, slinkti, trauktis atkāpties undur terugwijken trekke seg tilbake, synke, vike ustępować, cofać się retroceder a se retra­ge, a cădea отступать; редеть ustúpiť umikati se povući se gå tillbaka, försvinna ถอยหลัง geri çekilmek 退回，後退 відступати; ретируватися پیچھے ہٹنا lùi lại; hớt ra sau trán 退回，后退

2 to become distant The coast receded behind us as we sailed away. is agtergelaat يَتَراجَع، يَبْتَعِد الى الوَراء губя се vzdalovat se forsvinde; fortone sig verschwinden απομακρύνομαι retroceder, alejarse kaugenema دور شدن؛ پس رفتن häipyä näkyvistä s'éloigner לְהִתרַחֵק दूर होना gubiti se s vida, polako se udaljivati eltávolodik menjauh fjarlægjast allontanarsi 遠ざかる 멀어지다 tolti attālināties surut terugwijken vike oddalać się afastar-se a se îndepărta удаляться vzďaľovať sa oddaljiti se povući se avlägsna sig ห่างออก uzaklaşmak 漸遠 віддалятися بہت دور ہو جانا lùi xa 渐远