recede

Etymology

From Middle French receder, from Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

verb

  1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
    All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center. 1725, Richard Bentley, The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism
  2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.
    to recede conquered territory
  3. To take back.

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