Receding

verb

Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.verbTo move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

2.verbTo cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

"to recede conquered territory"

3.verbTo take back.

4.nounThe action of something that recedes; a recessed part.

5.adjectiveGoing or moving back or further away from a previous position, gradually diminishing.

6.adjectiveThat recedes

"A receding hairline"

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