#287. [Motion from.] Recession. -- N. recession, retirement, withdrawal; retreat; retrocession &c. 283[obs]; departure, &c. 293; recoil &c. 277; flight &c. (avoidance) 623.
V. recede, go, move back, move from, retire; withdraw, shrink, back off; come away, move away, back away, go away, get away, drift away; depart &c. 293; retreat &c. 283; move off, stand off, sheer off; fall back, stand aside; run away &c. (avoid) 623.
remove, shunt, distance.
Adj. receding &c. v.
Phr. distance oneself from a person.