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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.
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Like the hollow roar
Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.
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All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
the center. --Bentley.
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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.
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Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
desist.
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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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
receding
adj 1: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the
receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs
revealed the rocky coastline" [syn: retiring]
2: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back [syn: receding(a)]
n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: fadeout]
2: the act of becoming more distant [syn: recession]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
receding
Αγγλικά a.
ο υποχωρών, ο οπισθοχωρών, αποσυρόμενος
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
receding
a.
1 Going or moving back or further away from a previous position;
gradually diminishing.
2 That recedes.
n.
The action of something that recedes.
vb.
(present participle of en recede nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
receding
a.
1 Going or moving back or further away from a previous position;
gradually diminishing.
2 That recedes.
n.
The action of something that recedes.
vb.
(present participle of en recede nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
receding
a.
1 Going or moving back or further away from a previous position;
gradually diminishing.
2 That recedes.
n.
The action of something that recedes.
vb.
(present participle of en recede nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
receding
a.
1 Going or moving back or further away from a previous position;
gradually diminishing.
2 That recedes.
n.
The action of something that recedes.
vb.
(present participle of en recede nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
receding
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r eced ing e)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Receding /ɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ/ الإنحسارFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
receding /ɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ/ zurücktretend see: recede, receded, recedes, recededFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ɹiˈsidɪŋ/, /ɹɪˈsidɪŋ/
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "receding":
declining, diminishing, dwindling, dying, ebbing, fading,
recedence, recession, retirement, retiring, retractation,
retractility, retraction, retreat, retreating, retrocedence,
shrinking, sinking, waning, withdrawal