recede


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recede
v. withdraw, retreat, draw back

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recede

Verb
1. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
(synonym) withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move back
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) fall back, retire
(verb-group) retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
(derivation) receding, recession
2. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
(synonym) fall back, retire
(antonym) advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
(hypernym) withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move back
(hyponym) ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
(derivation) recession, ceding back
3. retreat
(synonym) fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind
(hypernym) regress, retrograde, retrogress
(derivation) recession, ceding back
4. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) ebb
(derivation) receding, recession


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recéder
v. recede, withdraw, retreat

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recedere
v. withdraw, recede, back off

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recede
v. vzdalovat se; vytrácet se; ustupovat; zmenšit se