1. Verb
To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
2. Verb
To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.
3. Verb
To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.
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