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Definitions for Recede

[1] to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
[2] to become more distant.
[3] (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) .
[4] to slope backward: a chin that recedes.
[5] to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.
[6] to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.
[7] to withdraw from a point or limit; go back the tide receded
[8] to become more distant hopes of rescue receded
[9] to slope backwards apes have receding foreheads
[10] (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead (of a man) to start to go bald in this way
[11] to decline in value or character
[12] (usually foll by from) to draw back or retreat, as from a promise

Words related to Recede

reduce, fade, ebb, wane, dwindle, lessen, taper, subside, decrease, sink, abate, diminish, shrink, retreat, retrogress, decline, retire, return, depart, drop

Words nearby Recede

recarburize, recast, recce, recd, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor, receivable, receive, received

Origin of Recede

2First recorded in 1765–75; re- + cede

Words that may be confused with Recede

recede, reseed

Word origin for Recede

C15: from Latin recēdere to go back, from re- + cēdere to yield, cede

Synonyms for Recede

abate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, lessen, reduce, retreat, shrink, sink, subside, taper, wane, back, close, decline, depart, drop, regress, retire, retract, retrograde, retrogress, return, die off, drain away, draw back, flow back, go away, go back, retrocede