Recede

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.
  • verb-intransitive. To slope backward.
  • verb-intransitive. To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.
  • verb-intransitive. To withdraw or retreat.
  • v. To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To move back, to move away.
  • v. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
  • v. To take back.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
  • verb-intransitive. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted.
  • v. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move back; retreat; withdraw; fall away.
  • To withdraw an affirmation, a belief, a demand, or the like; turn back or aside.
  • To have a backward inclination, slope, or tendency: as, a receding coast-line; a receding chin.
  • To cede back; grant or yield to a former possessor: as, to recede conquered territory.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. become faint or more distant
  • v. retreat
  • v. pull back or move away or backward
  • Verb Form
    receded    recedes    receding   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    retrogress    regress    retrograde   
    Cross Reference
    slope    depart    withdraw    decline   
    Form
    receding   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    retreat    desist    withdraw    return    retire    retrograde   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aristide    Bede    Ede    Gilead    Mead    Meade    Read    Reed    Reid    Sinead