recede
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re·cede1
(rĭ-sēd') 
intr.v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.
re·cede2 (rē-sēd')
tr.v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.
intr.v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.
- To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.
- To slope backward.
- To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.
- 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.
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recede
verb
- To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark: ebb, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. See approach/retreat.
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recede
v
Definition: withdraw; diminish
Antonyms: advance, approach, forge, forward, increase
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recede
IN BRIEF: To move back or away.
The floodwaters receded when the storm moved south.
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Recede
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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