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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] [L. recedere,
     recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F.
     rec['e]der. See Cede.]
     1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Like the hollow roar
              Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
              the center.                           --Bentley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to
        relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to
        recede from a demand or proposition.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
          desist.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[=e]*s[=e]d"), v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf.
     Recede, v. i.]
     To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;
     as, to recede conquered territory.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recede \Re*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- +
     cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. rec['e]der. See Cede.]
     1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
  
              Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the
              instituted shore.                     --Dryden.
  
              All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
              the center.                           --Bentley.
  
     2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to
        relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to
        recede from a demand or proposition.
  
     Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
          desist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recede \Re*cede"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.]
     To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;
     as, to recede conquered territory.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  recede
       v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
            "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat,
             pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move
            back]
       2: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: fall
          back, retire] [ant: advance]
       3: retreat [syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind]
          [ant: gain]
       4: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her
          childhood receded as she grew older"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recede
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υποχωρώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recede
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la recēdō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Old English vb.
     (inflection of ang reċċan  1//3 s pret ; 1//3 s pret sub)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  recede
     vb.
     To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  recede
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la recēdō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Old English vb.
     (inflection of ang reċċan  1//3 s pret ; 1//3 s pret sub)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  recede
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la recēdō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Old English vb.
     (inflection of ang reċċan  1//3 s pret ; 1//3 s pret sub)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recede
     Englanti vb.
     1 vetäytyä, siirtyä pois
     2 ottaa takaisin

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/
  agteruitboer, agteruitgaan

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/
  إنحسر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  recede //ɹɪˈsiːd// 
  1. отстъпвам, оттеглям се
  move back, move away
  2. връщам обратно
  take back

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/
  vzdalovat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  ustoupit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  ustupovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  gwrthgilio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  pellhau 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  ymbellhau 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  zurücktreten 
   see: receding, receded, recedes, receded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  zurückweichen , sich zurückziehen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  zurückgehen, abflauen , sich abschwächen 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/
  
  υποχωρώ

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/ 
  1. पीछे~हटना
        "As our ship advanced on the high seas,the seashore slowly receded."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/
  odstupiti, odustati, opadati, padati, ustuknuti, uzmaći

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  recede /risiːd/
  1. achteruitgaan
  2. mislukken, tegenlopen, vervallen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  recede //ɹɪˈsiːd// 
  trekke seg tilbake
  move back, move away

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  recede /rɪˈsi:d/ 
   1.  uchodzić w dal
   2.  gasnąć
   3.  rzednąć

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/  
  1. retroceder, voltar atrás
  2. retirar-se
  3. sumir

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  recede /ɹɪsˈiːd/
  1. çekilmek, geri çekilmek
  2. uzaklaşmak
  3. vaz geçmek, sözünden dönmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹɪˈsid/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "recede":
     abate, back, back up, backslide, bate, close, cock, decline,
     depart, die away, diminish, drain, drift away, dwindle, ebb, fade,
     fade away, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, get behind, go,
     go away, go backwards, go behind, jerk back, lapse, lessen,
     lose ground, move away, move off, pull away, pull back, recidivate,
     regress, relapse, retire, retract, retreat, retrocede, retroflex,
     retrograde, retrogress, return, revert, shrink, sink, slip back,
     stand off, subside, taper, wane, widen the distance, withdraw
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 向后退,退却,减弱;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vi. 向后退,退却,退,收回,降低,减弱

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