Recedes

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recede.
  • Word Usage
    "It boils up, at its head, in a quantity sufficient to form a stream of several paces in breadth, and is so hot at its source, that one cannot bear a finger in it for a moment; it gradually becomes cooler as it recedes from the fount and at its lower extremity is cold."
    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