Recede

[Re*cede·]

Recede means to pull back, retreat, or become faint or distant. Flood waters recede, as do glaciers, and even abstractions like "panic" and "hope." Think "receding hairline." (That means bald.)

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To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

Verb
become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

Verb
retreat

Verb
move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

Verb
pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. i.
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

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

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

Recede

Re*cede" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. rec'82der. See Cede.] 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the instituted shore.

All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.

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.

Recede

Re*cede" , v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

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

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Usage Examples

When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event.

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