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.
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.
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