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Definition of Recede
1. Verb. Pull back or move away or backward. "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Exact synonyms: Draw Back, Move Back, Pull Away, Pull Back, Retire, Retreat, Withdraw
Related verbs: Back Away, Back Out, Crawfish, Crawfish Out, Pull Back, Pull In One's Horns, Retreat, Withdraw
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Fall Back, Retreat, Retrograde, Back Down, Back Off, Back Up
Derivative terms: Pullback, Receding, Withdrawal
Antonyms: Advance
Related verbs: Back Away, Back Out, Crawfish, Crawfish Out, Pull Back, Pull In One's Horns, Retreat, Withdraw
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Fall Back, Retreat, Retrograde, Back Down, Back Off, Back Up
Derivative terms: Pullback, Receding, Withdrawal
Antonyms: Advance
2. Verb. Retreat.
Exact synonyms: Drop Off, Fall Back, Fall Behind, Lose
Generic synonyms: Regress, Retrograde, Retrogress
Antonyms: Gain
Derivative terms: Receding, Recession
Generic synonyms: Regress, Retrograde, Retrogress
Antonyms: Gain
Derivative terms: Receding, Recession
3. Verb. Become faint or more distant. "The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
Definition of Recede
1. v. i. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
2. v. t. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
Definition of Recede
1. to move back or away [v -CEDED, -CEDING, -CEDES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Recede
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