Recede
Recede (re*sēd") , intransitive verb
[Latin recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: compare French recéder. See Cede.]
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.
Recede (rē*sēd") , transitive verb
[Prefix re- + cede. Compare Recede, v. i.]
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.