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recedo.

to go back, fall back, give ground, retire, withdraw, recede

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[rɛˈkeː.doː]Classical-Latin[reˈt͡ʃɛː.do]
  1. to go back, fall back, give ground, retire, withdraw, recede to retire to one's bedroom; to go to rest

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  2. to go back, fall back, give ground, retire, withdraw, recede to yield, depart (of inanimate and abstract things)

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  3. to go back, fall back, give ground, retire, withdraw, recede to stand back, recede, be distant or retired

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  4. to go away, withdraw, retire, depart from a place; to abandon a thing

    conjugation-3 · usually
    Ā lēgibus nōn recēdāmus.
  5. to go away, withdraw, retire, depart from a place; to abandon a thing to separate from anything

    conjugation-3 · usually
  6. to go away, withdraw, retire, depart from a place; to abandon a thing to withdraw, depart, desist; to vanish, pass away, disappear

    conjugation-3 · figuratively · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin cēdō Latin recēdō From re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to be in motion, go, move”).

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