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- [ri-seed]
- /rɪˈsid/
- /rɪˈsiːd/
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- [ri-seed]
- /rɪˈsid/
Definitions of recede word
- verb without object recede to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw. 1
- verb without object recede to become more distant. 1
- verb without object recede (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 recede to slope backward: a chin that recedes. 1
- verb without object recede to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc. 1
- verb with object recede to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor. 1
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Origin of recede
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Recede
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recede popularity
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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
recede usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recede
verb recede
- abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- aways — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- back off — If you back off, you move away in order to avoid problems or a fight.
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
Antonyms for recede
verb recede
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- bear fruit — plant: produce fruit
- beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
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