Definitions
become faint or more distant
Word 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”).
Used in a sentence
“Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from th' insulted shore.”
“All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.”
“to recede conquered territory”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Move back gradually”6 letters
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