recede

intr.v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.

1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.
2. To slope backward.
3. To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.
4. To withdraw or retreat.

[Middle English receden, from Old French receder, from Latin recēdere : re-, re- + cēdere, to go.]

SYNONYMS   recede, ebb, retract, retreat, retrograde. These verbs mean to move backward: a hairline that had receded; waters that ebb at low tide; a turtle that retracted into its shell; an army that retreated to avoid defeat; academic standards that have retrograded.
ANTONYM  advance

re·cede² (rē-sēd')
tr.v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.

[RE- + CEDE.]

verb

To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: ebb, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. See approach/retreat.

v

Definition: withdraw; diminish
Antonyms: advance, approach, forge, forward, increase

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IN BRIEF: To move back or away.

The floodwaters receded when the storm moved south.

Common misspelling(s) of receded

• receeded

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vige, trække sig tilbage, skråne, svækkes

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugwijken, achteruitgaan, in waarde/kracht verminderen, (in de verte) verdwijnen, zich terugtrekken, weer afstaan

Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit, gén) s'éloigner, descendre, (fig) s'estomper, s'éloigner (une menace), baisser (des prix), se dégarnir (une personne)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückgehen, zurückweichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσύρομαι, υποχωρώ, (απο)τραβιέμαι, κλίνω προς τα πίσω, ξεμακραίνω

Italiano (Italian)
recedere, indietreggiare, ritirarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - retroceder, desistir

Русский (Russian)
отступать, отходить, редеть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - retroceder, retirarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gå tillbaka, vika, undandra sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
退, 后退, 变模糊, 变淡, 远去, 变得渺茫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 退, 後退, 變模糊, 變淡, 遠去, 變得渺茫

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 물러가다, 철회하다, 손을 떼다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 退く, 遠ざかる, 後方に傾く, 低下する, 手を引く, 撤回する, 縮小する, へこむ, 後方へ傾く, 減退する, 落ちる, 薄らぐ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتراجع, يتقهقر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮השתפע לאחור, התרחק, ירד, נסוג, נחלש, נעלם, נמוג‬

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