ALL meanings of recede
re·cede
R r - intransitive verb recede move further away 1
- intransitive verb recede grow fainter 1
- intransitive verb recede hairline: go thin at the front 1
- intransitive verb recede chin: not be prominent 1
- verb without object recede to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw. 1
- verb without object recede to become more distant. 1
- verb without object recede (of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, especially as giving the illusion of space. Compare advance (def 15). 1
- verb without object recede to slope backward: a chin that recedes. 1
- verb without object recede to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc. 1
- verb with object recede to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor. 1
- verb recede If something recedes from you, it moves away. 0
- verb recede When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. 0
- verb recede If a man's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of his head. 0
- verb recede If your gums start to recede, they begin to cover less of your teeth, usually as the result of an infection. 0
- verb recede to withdraw from a point or limit; go back 0
- verb recede to become more distant 0
- verb recede to slope backwards 0
- verb recede (of a man's hair) to cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead 0
- verb recede (of a man) to start to go bald in this way 0
- verb recede to decline in value or character 0
- verb recede to draw back or retreat, as from a promise 0
- intransitive verb recede to go or move back 0
- intransitive verb recede to withdraw (from) 0
- intransitive verb recede to slope backward 0
- intransitive verb recede to become more distant, and hence indistinct 0
- intransitive verb recede to become less; diminish 0
- verb transitive recede to cede back 0