recede

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈsiːd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move back or become less strong or important.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

Examples

  • My memory of her has begun to recede.

  • She had begun to recede in my memory.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To take back.

  2. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

More examples

In context

  • to recede conquered territory

  • All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.

  • Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from th' insulted shore.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the storm passed, the flood waters began to blank from the streets.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).