To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.

Withdraw from an amendment or position on a matter.

To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

To undo action previously taken.

Action whereby, in the face of a conflicting action on a bill by the other chamber, one chamber elects to revoke its prior action. Frequently, this action is coupled with the decision to agree with the other chamber, i.e., to recede and concur. (See "CONCUR.", “ADHERE” and “INSIST.”)