Re*cede" (r&esl;*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.
Re*cede" (rē*sēd"), v. t.
[Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v.
i.] To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former
possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
