Recede

v. i.	1.	To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted 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.
v. t.	1.	To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

Verb	1.	recede - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retreat, withdraw, retire
	2.	recede - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" Synonyms: fall back, retire Antonyms: advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
	3.	recede - retreat Synonyms: fall behind, drop off, fall back, lose
	4.	recede - become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

abate, back, back up, backslide, bate, close, cock, decline, depart, die away, diminish, drain, drift away, dwindle, 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, retract, retreat, retrocede, retroflex, retrograde, retrogress, return, revert, shrink, sink, slip back, stand off, subside, taper, wane, widen the distance

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