[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

recede \recede"\ r-es=ed", 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'eder. see cede.
   1. to move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
      1913 webster

            like the hollow roar
            of tides receding from the insulted shore. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            all bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
            the center.                           --bentley.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   syn: to retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
        desist.
        1913 webster
see also:
receded receding cede 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

recede \recede"\ r=es=ed", 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
recede 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

recede
     v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "the enemy withdrew";
          "the limo pulled away from the curb" syn: withdraw, retreat,
           pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move
          back
     2: move back and away from; "the enemy fell back" syn: fall
        back, retire ant: advance
     3: retreat syn: fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind
        ant: gain
     4: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her
        childhood receded as she grew older"
see also:
withdraw retreat pull away draw back pull back retire 
move back fall back advance fall back lose 
drop off fall behind gain 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

54 moby thesaurus words for "recede":
   abate, back, back up, backslide, bate, close, cock, decline,
   depart, die away, diminish, drain, drift away, dwindle, ebb, fade,
   fade away, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, get behind, go,
   go away, go backwards, go behind, jerk back, lapse, lessen,
   lose ground, move away, move off, pull away, pull back, recidivate,
   regress, relapse, retire, retract, retreat, retrocede, retroflex,
   retrograde, retrogress, return, revert, shrink, sink, slip back,
   stand off, subside, taper, wane, widen the distance, withdraw

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