Category:Recede

Re*cede", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] Etym: [l. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go Along: cf. F. recéder. See cede.]

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Like the hollow roar of tides receding from the instituted shore. Dryden. All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center. Bentley.

2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what Had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or Proposition.

Syn. -- to retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.

Recede Re*cede", v. t. Etym: [pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.]

Defn: to cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; As, to recede conquered territory.