recede

Meaning

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
3. To take back.

Synonyms

retreat

withdraw

draw back

move back

fall back

ebb

decrease

pull back

decline

regress

diminish

subside

retire

recoil

retrogress

back down

yield

step back

return

drop off

abate

fall behind

pull away

delay

go backward

fall

retrograde

retract

walk back

back up

climb down

reduce

go down

lessen

go back

dwindle

lose

drag

disappear

budge

die down

bring down

desist

depart

bow out

flow back

flinch

fiddle

defer

bow

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Translations

retroceder

achteruitgaan

υποχωρώ

recedere

reculer

teruglopen

teruggaan

vervallen

cedere

indietreggiare

αποσύρομαι

zurückweichen

farsi indietro

verzögern

vertagen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈsiːd/

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).