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(rsd"), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Receded; p. pr. & vb. n.Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. recder. See Cede.] 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore. Dryden. All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center. Bentley. 2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition. Syn. -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist. Recede" (rsd"), v. t.[Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. i.] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory. スポンサード リンク
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