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- pronunciation:
- ri
sid
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
recedes, receding, receded |
| definition 1: |
to move back to the same low level or point as before.
The flood waters receded after the rain stopped.- synonyms:
- ebb
- similar words:
- abate, diminish, dwindle, lessen, retreat, subside
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| definition 2: |
to move away or back; become more distant.
The hills appeared to recede as we drove away from them.- antonyms:
- advance
- similar words:
- diminish, retreat, withdraw
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| related words: |
disappear, pass, return |
The word recede
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, record, recover, reflect, reflection, remove, renew, repay, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, reverse, review, revise, revive, revolve, revolution, rebel
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
access, accessible, antecedent, concede, exceed, excess, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
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