receded

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English

Definitions

verb

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.“to recede conquered territory”
To take back.

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Synonyms

withdraw retreating backward retiring fadeout recession ebb low abated allayed attenuated dashed declined decreased diminished dissipated dropped

Associated

moraine meltwater glacial glaciation silt tsunami tidal deposited glacier northward eroded sediment

Rhymes

conceded unheeded acceded ceded proceeded unimpeded needed impeded heeded succeeded

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