Re‐cede″ (rē̍‐sēd″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Receded; p. pr. & vb. n.Receding.] [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 insulted 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.