Rec"che (rk"ke), v. i. To reck. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rec"che*les (-ls), a. Reckless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Re*cede" (r*sd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go
along: cf. F. recéder. See Cede.] 1. To move back; to retreat; to
withdraw.
Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore.
Dryden.
All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.
Bentley.
2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had
been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.
Syn. -- To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.
Re*cede" (r*sd"), v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf. Recede, v. i.] To cede
back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede
conquered territory.
Re*ceipt" (r*st"), n. [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette,
fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See Receive.] 1. The act of
receiving; reception. "At the receipt of your letter." Shak.