To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. Like the hollow roar of tides receding from th’ insulted shore. All bodies moved circularly, endeavor to recede from the center.

To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist from; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand; to recede from terms or propositions.

To cede back; to grant or yield to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.