recede

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See also: recedé

English

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsiːd/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Verb

recede (third-person singular simple present recedes, present participle receding, simple past and past participle receded)

  1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
  2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
    to recede conquered territory
  3. To take back.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈt͡ʃɛ.de/
  • Rhymes: -ɛde
  • Hyphenation: re‧cè‧de

Verb

recede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

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Latin

Verb

recēde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of recēdō

Old English

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Verb

reċede

  1. inflection of reċċan:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite
    2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive

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