RECEDO, recedo
Sounds Like: reh-KAY-doh
Translations: withdraw, retreat, recede, go back, retire, depart, shrink back, give way
From the root: RECEDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Recedo is a Latin verb meaning to withdraw, retreat, or go back. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 're-' (meaning back or again) and the verb 'cedo' (meaning to go, yield, or give way). It describes the action of moving away from a place, position, or situation, often implying a yielding or a strategic withdrawal.
Inflection: First person singular, present active indicative
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, RECEDO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- RECEDATIS — you may withdraw, you may depart, you may go back, you may retreat
- RECEDENT — they will withdraw, they will retreat, they will recede, they may withdraw, they may retreat, they may recede
- RECESSERUNT — they receded, they withdrew, they went back, they retired
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