recede.
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Meaning & usage
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
To take back.
Where this word comes from
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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