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Word: Recede
Speech Type: Verb
late 15th century (in the sense ‘depart from a usual state or standard’): from Latin recedere, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’
rɪˈsiːd
go or move back or further away from a previous position
Short Definition:go or move back or further away from previous position
Examples:- the floodwaters had receded
- his footsteps receded down the corridor
(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish
Short Definition:gradually diminish
Examples:- the prospects of an early end to the war receded
(of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
Short Definition:cease to grow at temples and above forehead
Examples:- his dark hair was receding a little
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