recede: Meaning and Definition of

re•cede

1. to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
2. to become more distant.
3. (of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Cf.(def. 15).
4. to slope backward: a chin that recedes.
5. to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.

re•cede

1. to cede back; yield or grant to a former possessor.