different between recede vs retrogress

English

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???si?d/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Verb

recede (third-person singular simple present recedes, present participle receding, simple past and past participle receded)

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
   • 1725, Richard Bentley, The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism

     All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.

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

   to recede conquered territory

3. To take back.

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

• withdraw

Derived terms

• receding

Related terms

• cede
• recedence
• recession
• recess
• recessive

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “recede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• decree

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?t??de/, [re?t????.d?e]
• Hyphenation: re?cè?de

Verb

recede

1. third-person singular present indicative of recedere

Anagrams

• cedere

Latin

Verb

rec?de

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rec?d?

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ret??ede/

Verb

re?ede

1. inflection of re??an:
   1. first/third-person singular preterite
   2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive

English

Etymology

From Latin retr?gressus, perfect active participle of retr?gradior (“retrograde”).

Verb

retrogress (third-person singular simple present retrogresses, present participle retrogressing, simple past and past participle retrogressed)

1. (intransitive) To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress.
2. (intransitive) To go backwards; to retreat.
3. (intransitive) To return to bad behaviour; to relapse.

Antonyms

• progress

Noun

retrogress (plural retrogresses)

1. A retrogression.