Re-cēde'1, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. RECEDED; p. pr. & vb. n. RECEDING.] [Lat. recedere, from re, again, back, and cedere, to go, to go along; It. recedere, Fr. recéder. See CEDE.]
Sense 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore. Dryden.
All bodies, moved circularly, endeavor to recede from the center. Bentley.
Sense 2. Specifically, to withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand; to recede from terms or propositions.
Synonyms—To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.