re-cede

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Definitions of re-cede word

verb without object re-cede to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw. 1
verb without object re-cede to become more distant. 1
verb without object re-cede (of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, especially as giving the illusion of space. Compare advance (def 15). 1
verb without object re-cede to slope backward: a chin that recedes. 1
verb without object re-cede to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc. 1
verb with object re-cede to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor. 1

before 1470

One of the 25% oldest English words

1470-80; < Latin recēdere to go, fall back, equivalent to re- re- + cēdere to withdraw, go; see cede

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".