Recede
11recede — [[t]rɪsi͟ːd[/t]] recedes, receding, receded 1) VERB If something recedes from you, it moves away. [V prep] Luke s footsteps receded into the night... As she receded he waved goodbye. [V ing] ...the receding lights of the car. 2) VERB When… …
12recede — verb ADVERB ▪ a bit, a little, slightly, somewhat ▪ His fine dark hair was receding a little. ▪ further ▪ gradually …
13recede */ — UK [rɪˈsiːd] / US [rɪˈsɪd] verb [intransitive] Word forms recede : present tense I/you/we/they recede he/she/it recedes present participle receding past tense receded past participle receded 1) to move back from a high point or level The flood… …
14recede — I. intransitive verb (receded; receding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin recedere to go back, from re + cedere to go Date: 15th century 1. a. to move back or away ; withdraw < a receding hairline > b …
15recede — v. (D; intr.) to recede from * * * [rɪ siːd] (D; intr.) to recede from …
16recede — re|cede [rıˈsi:d] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: recedere, from cedere [i] to go ] 1.) if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears recede into ▪ footsteps receding into the distance 2.) if… …
17recede — re|cede [ rı sid ] verb intransitive * 1. ) to move back from a high point or level: The flood waters receded. a ) to move farther away: The airplane takes off, and we watch the ground recede. The sound of footsteps receded into the fog. b ) if… …
18recede — verb 1》 move back or further away. 2》 gradually diminish. 3》 (of a man s hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead. 4》 [usu. as adjective receding] (of a facial feature) slope backwards. 5》 (recede from) archaic withdraw from (an… …
19recede — verb (I) 1 if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears (+ into): footsteps receding into the distance 2 if a memory, feeling, or possibility recedes, it gradually goes away: As the threat of… …
20recede from view — index disappear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
