Recede /(rē̇*sēd")/

imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

   Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore.

   All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.

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.

1. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.