Found 2 items, similar to recede.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: recede 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”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Recede 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]