Meaning Of The Word Recede

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recede
verb: If someone's gums start to recede, they begin to cover less of their teeth, usually as the result of an infection.
verb: If someone's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of their head.
verb: If something recedes from you, it moves away.
verb: When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense.

recede in American English 1
intransitive verb: to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw

recede in American English 2
transitive verb: to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor

recede in British English
to withdraw from a point or limit; go back

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