recede

See also recedé

English

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- with cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɨˈsiːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

recede (third-person singular simple present recedes, present participle receding, simple past and past participle receded)

1. To move back, to move away.
2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

   to recede conquered territory

3. To take back.

Synonyms

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• withdraw

Derived terms

• receding

Related terms

• cede
• recedence
• recession
• recess
• recessive

Translations

move back, move away

• Czech: ustoupit (cs)
• Dutch: zich (nl) terugtrekken (nl)
• Italian: recedere (it)

• Romanian: retrage (ro)
• Spanish: alejarse (es)

take back

• Dutch: terugnemen (nl)

References

• “recede” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

• decree

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /reˈtʃɛde/, [reˈt͡ʃɛː.d̪e], X-SAMPA: /re"tSEde/
• Hyphenation: re‧cè‧de

Verb

recede

1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

Anagrams

• cedere

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Latin

Verb

recēde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of recēdō

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈret͡ʃede/

Verb form

reċede

1. first-person singular preterite of reċċan
2. third-person singular preterite of reċċan
3. first-person singular preterite subjunctive of reċċan
4. third-person singular preterite subjunctive of reċċan