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Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Receded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Receding}.] [L. recedere,
recessum; pref. re- re- cedere to go, to go along: cf. F.
rec['e]der. See {Cede}.]
1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
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Like the hollow roar
Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.
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All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
the center. --Bentley.
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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.
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Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
desist.
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Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[=e]*s[=e]d"), v. t. [Pref. re- cede. Cf.
{Recede}, v. i.]
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;
as, to recede conquered territory.
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