Word of the Day:
recede
What It Means
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
To take back.
to recede conquered territory
Recede in Context
“All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.”
Did You Know?
Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).
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