Definition of recede

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Recede (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..

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Prejudication :: Prejudication (n.) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.
Postpone :: Postpone (v. t.) To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance..
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) That which goes before in time; that which precedes.
Which :: Which (pron.) A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause (generally involving a reference, however, to something which has preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons..
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) One who precedes or goes in front.
Centrifugal :: Centrifugal (a.) Tending, or causing, to recede from the center..
Prerogative :: Prerogative (n.) Precedence; preeminence; first rank.
Step :: Step (a.) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession..
Fogy :: Fogy (n.) A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old..
Lead :: Lead (n.) precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second..
Forerun :: Forerun (v. t.) To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something following).
Harbinger :: Harbinger (n.) One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings..
Antecommunion :: Antecommunion (n.) A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements..
Example :: Example (v. t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
Unheard-of :: Unheard-of (a.) New; unprecedented; unparalleled.
Vail :: Vail (v. i.) To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like..
Context :: Context (n.) The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning..
Preference :: Preference (n.) The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference..
After :: After (prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause..
Resile :: Resile (v. i.) To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
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