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cede — / sēd/ vt ced·ed, ced·ing 1: to yield or grant usu. by treaty 2: assign transfer 3: to transfer (all or part of one s liability as an insurer under an insurance policy) by reinsurance to another insurer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
cede — surrender, abandon, waive, resign, yield, *relinquish, leave Analogous words: *grant, concede, award, accord, vouchsafe Contrasted words: withhold, hold, hold back, keep back, retain (see KEEP) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
re-cede — v.tr. cede back to a former owner. * * * re|cede «rih SEED», intransitive verb, ced|ed, ced|ing. 1. to go backward; move backward: »Houses and trees seem to recede as you ride past in a train. SYNONYM(S): retreat, retire. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ret|ro|cede — ret|ro|cede1 «REHT ruh SEED», intransitive verb, ced|ed, ced|ing. to go back; recede. ╂[< Latin retrōcēdere < retrō backward + cēdere go] ret|ro|cede2 «REHT ruh SEED», transitive verb, ced| … Useful english dictionary
re-cede — /ˌri ˈsid/ (say .ree seed) verb (t) (re ceded, re ceding) to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor. {re + cede} …
re|cede — «rih SEED», intransitive verb, ced|ed, ced|ing. 1. to go backward; move backward: »Houses and trees seem to recede as you ride past in a train. SYNONYM(S): retreat, retire. 2. to slope backward: »He has … Useful english dictionary
retrocede — retrocede1 retrocedence, n. retrocessive /re tre ses iv/, adj. /re treuh seed /, v.i., retroceded, retroceding. to go back; recede; retire. [1645 55; < L retrocedere to go back, retire, equiv. to retro RETRO + cedere to go, move; see CEDE]… … Universalium
recede — I re•cede [[t]rɪˈsid[/t]] v. i. ced•ed, ced•ing 1) to go back to a more distant point; retreat; withdraw 2) to become or seem to become more distant 3) to slope backward: a chin that recedes[/ex] • Etymology: 1470–80; < L recēdere to go, fall… … From formal English to slang
recede — recede1 /ri seed /, v.i., receded, receding. 1. to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw. 2. to become more distant. 3. (of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away… … Universalium
recede — I. intransitive verb (receded; receding) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin recedere to go back, from re + cedere to go Date: 15th century 1. a. to move back or away ; withdraw < a receding hairline > b … New Collegiate Dictionary
