Thesaurus: recede

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1. v. i. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
2. v. i. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.
3. v. i. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
4. v. pull back or move away or backward
5. v. become faint or more distant
6. 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. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
7. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;as, to recede conquered territory.
8. v:100 v. become faint or more distant