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recede
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"Recede" Definition
verb-intransitive
To become or seem to become fainter or more distant: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
To slope backward
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
To withdraw or retreat
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back
.
Source:
American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To move back or away
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
To slant backward
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
To grow less or smaller
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
To cede back to a former possessor
.
Source:
Merriam-Webster
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