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recede

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈsiːd/

Definition of recede

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. 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.”
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verb

  1. 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.”
  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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Etymology

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

Anagrams of recede

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