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recede

verb
/ɹɪˈsiːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

  1. derived from recedere
  2. derived from receder
  3. inherited from receden

Definitions

  1. To move back

    To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

    • Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from th' insulted shore.
    • All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.

  2. To cede back

    To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

    • to recede conquered territory

  3. To take back.

The neighborhood

Derived

receding

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA