| 单词 | recede |
| 释义 | recede recede1 /ri seed"/, v.i. , receded, receding. 1. to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw. 2. to become more distant. 3. (of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Cf. advance (def. 15). 4. to slope backward: a chin that recedes. 5. to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc. [1470-80; < L recedere to go, fall back, equiv. to re- RE- + cedere to withdraw, go; see CEDE] Syn. 5. retire, retreat. recede2 /ree seed"/, v.t., receded, receding. to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor. [1765-75; RE- + CEDE] |
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