Associations to the word «Recede»

Wiktionary

RECEDE, verb. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
RECEDE, verb. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
RECEDE, verb. To take back.

Dictionary definition

RECEDE, verb. Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb".
RECEDE, verb. Retreat.
RECEDE, verb. Become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis