Look up: Recede

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   recede
   [v] - move back and away from 2. [v] - become faint or more distant
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   Recede
   Re·cede' (re*sēd') intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Receded ; present participle & verbal noun Receding .] [ Latin recedere , recessum ; prefix re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: confer French recéder . See Cede .] 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. &# ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/22
   
   
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   Recede
   Re·cede' (rē*sēd') transitive verb [ Prefix re- + cede . Confer Recede , intransitive verb ] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
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   Recede
   • (v. i.) To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory. • (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 move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
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