decede

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/dɪˈsiːd/

verb

To withdraw.

OriginLatin dēcēdō →
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Meanings

verbdecede (third-person singular simple present decedes, present participle deceding, simple past and past participle deceded)

present singular third person decedes · participle present deceding · participle past deceded · past deceded

  1. obsoleteTo withdraw.

    God had ordered them not to decede from this form

    1654, Thomas Fuller, The Lord's Prayer ought not to be used by all Christians. Luke xi. 2

Origin

  1. Latindēcēdō“to withdraw”
  2. Englishdecede

From Latin dēcēdō (“to withdraw”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with decede

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APA

decede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decede

MLA

“decede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decede. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decede,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decede.

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