v.
- move back or further away.
- gradually diminish.
- (of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead.
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[usu. as adj. receding]
(of a facial feature) slope backwards.
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(recede from)
archaic withdraw from (an undertaking, agreement, etc.).
Etymology
C15: from L. recedere, from re- ‘back’ + cedere ‘go’.