recede

UK /ɹɪˈsiːd/ US /ɹɪˈsiːd/

verb 3

Definitions

verb

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

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

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

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

to recede conquered territory

To take back.

ADV

a bit, a little, slightly

The floodwaters receded slightly overnight, revealing the muddy ground beneath.

further

gradually, slowly

The floodwaters slowly receded over the following weeks, revealing the damage beneath.

fast, rapidly

His hairline receded rapidly after he turned thirty.

PREP

from

The pain gradually receded from her shoulders after she started doing yoga exercises.

PHRASES

recede into the background/distance

As the train pulled away, the station gradually receded into the distance.

verb — pull back or move away or backward

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

to recede conquered territory

Wiktionary

My memory of her has begun to recede.

Tatoeba · #314307

She had begun to recede in my memory.

Tatoeba · #314308

The water has begun to slowly recede.

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