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

  receded
     vb.
     (infl of en recede  ed-form)

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

  receded
     vb.
     (infl of en recede  ed-form)

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

  receded
     vb.
     (infl of en recede  ed-form)

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

  receded
     vb.
     (infl of en recede  ed-form)

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

  receded
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r ecede d)

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

  Receded /ɹɪsˈiːdɪd/
  منحسر

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

  receded /ɹɪsˈiːdɪd/
  zurückgetreten
   see: recede, receding, recedes, receded
  

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

  receded /ɹɪsˈiːdɪd/
  trat zurück
   see: recede, receding, receded, recedes
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹəˈsidɪd/, /ɹiˈsidɪd/, /ɹɪˈsidɪd/


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