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recede

re·cede

UK/ɹɪˈsiːd/ US/rɪˈsid/ rare

verb

1.

pull back or move away or backward

  • “The enemy withdrew”
  • “The limo pulled away from the curb”
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2.

move back and away from

  • “The enemy fell back”
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3.
4.

become faint or more distant

  • “the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”

Origin

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

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