ETYM Pref. re- + cede. Related to Recede.
(Homonym: reseed).
1. To move back and away from; SYN. fall back, retire.
2. To cede back to a former possessor.
1. To take back or remove.
2. To render null and void,
3. To repeal.
1. To go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
2. To make (someone) retire
3. To withdraw from active participation:; SYN. withdraw.
4. To withdraw from circulation or form the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds.
5. To lose interest; SYN. withdraw.
6. To dispose of; as of old clothes; SYN. pension off.
7. (Baseball) To; SYN. put out.
To move backward; revert
1. To leave the witness stand
2. (chiefly British) To go off duty; to withdraw from a contest, a position of leadership, or a state of alert or readiness
3. To remove (as a military unit) from active duty