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re·cede1
 recede1
- pronunciation:
- ri
sid
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
receded, recedes, receding |
| definition 1: |
to move back to a previous low level or point, as water.
- synonyms:
- ebb
- similar words:
- abate, diminish, dwindle, lessen, peter out, retreat, retrogress, slacken, subside
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| definition 2: |
to move away or back, either physically or in the mind.
The hills recede as we drive.He is receding in my memory.- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- diminish, regress, retreat, retrograde, withdraw
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| related words: |
back, disappear, pass, return |
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