Noah Webster's Dictionary 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.

Multi-Version Concordance Recede (3 Occurrences) Genesis 8:5 The waters receded continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. (Root in WEB NIV) Job 14:11 The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up: (DBY) Micah 7:11 In the day when thy walls shall be built, on that day shall the established limit recede. (DBY)