- 1. v. i. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory. Source: opted
- 4. v. pull back or move away or backward Source: wordnet
- 5. v. become faint or more distant Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 7. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;as, to recede conquered territory. Source: adambom
- 8. v:100 v. become faint or more distant Source: ecdict
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