recede

See also: recedé

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French receder, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɨˈsiːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
   • Dryden

     Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from the instituted shore.

   • Bentley

     All bodies moved circularly endeavour to recede from the center.

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

   to recede conquered territory

3. To take back.

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Synonyms

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• withdraw

Derived terms

• receding

Related terms

• cede
• recedence
• recession
• recess
• recessive

Translations

move back, move away

• Czech: ustoupit
• Dutch: zich (nl) terugtrekken (nl)
• French: reculer (fr), se retirer (fr)
• Galician: recuar, cear (gl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: recedere (it)
• Latin: recēdō
• Romanian: retrage (ro)
• Spanish: alejarse (es)

take back

• Dutch: terugnemen (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “recede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• decree

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈtʃɛde/, [reˈt͡ʃɛː.d̪e]
• Hyphenation: re‧cè‧de

Verb

recede

1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

Anagrams

• cedere

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) recēde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of recēdō

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈret͡ʃede/

Verb

reċede

1. inflection of reċċan:
   1. first/third-person singular preterite
   2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive