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   recede

   /rɪˈsiːd/

   verb

   • 1. go or move back or further away from a previous position: "the floodwaters had receded" Similar retreatgo backmove backmove further offmove awaywithdrawebbsubsidego downabatefall backsinkrare:retrocedeOpposite advanceapproach
   • ▪ (of a facial feature) slope backwards: "his chin receded sharply from his lower lip"
   • ▪ withdraw from (a promise or agreement): archaic "he felt no inclination to recede from the agreement into which he had entered"
   • 2. (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish: "the prospects of an early end to the war receded" Similar diminishlessengrow lessdecreasedwindlefadeabatesubsideebbwanefall offtaper offpeter outshrinkrare:de-escalateOpposite growintensify
   • 3. (of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead: "his dark hair was receding a little"
   • ▪ (of a man) begin to go bald: "Fred was receding a bit"
   • ▪ (of a facial feature) slope backwards: "his chin receded sharply from his lower lip"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘depart from a usual state or standard’): from Latin recedere, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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