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recede

/ recede /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become faint or more distant
"the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
ebb
Derived:
receding recession fadeout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
move back and away from
"The enemy fell back"
Opposites:
advance progress pass on move on march on
Type of:
withdraw retreat pull away
Kinds of:
ebb ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off
Derived:
disengagement fallback pullout recession ceding back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
retreat
Opposites:
gain advance win pull ahead make headway
Type of:
regress retrograde retrogress
Derived:
recession ceding back receding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"
"The limo pulled away from the curb"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
fall back retire back up back off back down
Derived:
pullback receding recession withdrawal
Verb group:
retreat pull back back out back away crawfish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
51
Times Searched
3
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change ebb withdraw retreat pull away ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off advance progress pass on