Hypertext Webster Gateway: "recede"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recede \Re*cede"\, 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. rec['e]der. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recede \Re*cede"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. {Recede}, v. t.]
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;
as, to recede conquered territory.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recede
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw}, {retreat},
{pull away}, {draw back}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move
back}]
2: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: {fall
back}, {retire}] [ant: {advance}]
3: retreat [syn: {fall back}, {lose}, {drop off}, {fall behind}]
[ant: {gain}]
4: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her
childhood receded as she grew older"
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