recede
(verb) become faint or more distant; “the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
(verb) pull back or move away or backward; “The enemy withdrew”; “The limo pulled away from the curb”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recede (third-person singular simple present recedes, present participle receding, simple past and past participle receded)
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
To take back.
• withdraw
• decree
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cede", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] Etym: [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 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.
Re*cede", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. t.]
Definition: To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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