recede

Verb

Synonyms: withdraw retreat pull away draw back pull back retire move back fall back lose drop off fall behind

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

pull back or move away or backward“The enemy withdrew”“The limo pulled away from the curb”Synonyms: withdraw retreat pull away draw back pull back retire move back
retreatSynonyms: fall back lose drop off fall behind
become faint or more distant“the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older”

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [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]

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. [1913 Webster]