1. (v. i.) To move away; to retreat; to withdraw\.

2. (v. i.) 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. (v. i.) To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

abate back back up backslide bate close cock decline depart die away diminish drain drift away dwindle ebb fade fade away fall astern fall back fall behind get behind go go away go backwards go behind jerk back lapse lessen lose ground move away move off pull away pull back recidivate regress relapse retire retract retreat retrocede retroflex retrograde retrogress return revert shrink sink slip back stand off subside taper wane widen the distance withdraw