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 [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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / 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

[from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede]

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 As she receded he waved goodbye.

2. lessen, decline, subside, abate, sink, fade, shrink, diminish, dwindle, wane, ebb The illness began to recede.

Translations

recede [rɪˈsiːd] VI [tide, flood] → bajar; [person etc] → volverse atrás; [view] → alejarse; [danger] → disminuir; [chin] → retroceder
his 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.

[hopes, prospects, ambitions] → s'amenuiser; [problem, danger, threat] → s'estomper; [tensions] → diminuer; [pain] → s'atténuer

[hair]
His hair is receding → Son front se dégarnit.

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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

to recede from (opinion, view etc) → abgehen von, aufgeben

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recede [rɪˈsiːd] vi (tide, flood) → abbassarsi; (view) → allontanarsi; (danger, threat) → diminuire

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recede [rɪˈsiːd] vi (tide, flood) → abbassarsi; (view) → allontanarsi; (danger, threat) → diminuire

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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 veäytyä reculer לַסֶגֶת पीछे हटना smanji(va)ti se, opadati (voda) visszahúzódik mereda hopa, færast aftur, réna ritirarsi; ricadere su 後退する 뒤쪽으로 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 退去，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 etääntyä s'éloigner לְהִתרַחֵק दूर होना gubiti se s vida, polako se udaljivati eltávolodik menjauh fjarlægjast allontanarsi 遠ざかる 멀어져 가다 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