recede

/ɹɨˈsiːd/ · verb

Meaning

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
To take back.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

draw back(English)retreat(English)withdraw(English)retire(English)pull away(English)fall behind(English)fall back(English)move back(English)stitches(English)vanishing(English)pumping(English)disappear(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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