RECEDES

Verb

recedes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recede

Anagrams

• Seceder, creesed, decrees, seceder

Source: Wiktionary


RECEDE

Re*cede", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] Etym: [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. recéder. See Cede.]

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the instituted shore. Dryden. All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center. Bentley.

2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.

Syn.

– To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.

Re*cede", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.]

Definition: To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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EXTINGUISHABLE

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