recede

verb

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English receden, from Middle French receder and its etymon Latin recedere (“to withdraw; to go back”), from re- + cedere (“to go”).

1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

   “Like the hollow roar / Of tides receding from th' insulted shore.”

   “All bodies moved circularly have a perpetual endeavour to recede from the center.”

2. To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

   “to recede conquered territory”

3. To take back.