Crossword-Solution: RECEDE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Recede | v. i. | To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. |
| Recede | v. i. | To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition. |
| Recede | v. i. | To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| RECEDE | anagram | DECREE |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEARE
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greedy person
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Sentences with RECEDE (5)
Your Grace is well aware, it will be dangerous to stir without Front-de-Bœuf, De Bracy, and the Templar; and yet we have gone too far to recede with safety.” Prince John struck his forehead with impatience, and then began to stride up and down the apartment.
Now in the case of (1) the Merchant, what shall I see? I shall see a straight line DAE, in which the middle point (A) will be very bright because it is nearest to me; but on either side the line will shade away _rapidly into dimness_, because the sides AC and AB _recede rapidly into the fog;_ and what appear to me as the Merchant’s extremities, viz.
Continue, my dear Charlotte, in the course you have ever pursued, and you will insure at once their happiness and your own.” “Oh!” cried Charlotte, as her governess left her, “I have forfeited both for ever! Yet let me reflect:--the irrevocable step is not yet taken: it is not too late to recede from the brink of a precipice, from which I can only behold the dark abyss of ruin, shame, and remorse!” She arose from her seat, and flew to the apartment of La Rue.
Now in the case of (1) the Merchant, what shall I see? I shall see a straight line DAE, in which the middle point (A) will be very bright because it is nearest to me; but on either side the line will shade away RAPIDLY INTO DIMNESS, because the sides AC and AB RECEDE RAPIDLY INTO THE FOG and what appear to me as the Merchant's extremities, viz.
Thus brought round to the youth again, she saw him in her fancy, standing, touching her, his eyes full of sad affection, hopelessly renouncing his attempt because she had renounced hers; and she could not recede.
Quotes with RECEDE (3)
Are you upset little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry... I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you.
What is so often said about the solders of the 20th century is that they fought to make us free. Which is a wonderful sentiment and one witch should evoke tremendous gratitude if in fact there was a shred of truth in that statement but, it's not true. It's not even close to true in fact it's the opposite of truth. There's this myth around that people believe that the way to honor deaths of so many of millions of people; that the way to honor is to say that we achieved some ta…
The divine is in the present and you must be present to experience it. When you vacate the present and recede into your mind, allowing worries or work to remove you from the moment, you leave the plain upon which the divine dwells. When you are constantly under the anesthetic of digital distraction, you withdraw; you are no longer conscious, and therefore are in no fit state to commune with the sacred. If you wish to hear the answers you seek, you must be present to hear them…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 110 times in crossword archives (1924–2025).