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Added 9 October 2026

recede

/ɹɪˈsiːd/ verb

In Latin: recēdō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recede at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Pull back or move away or backward.
The enemy withdrew
Retreat.
Become faint or more distant.
the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older

Origin

Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

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