Definition of recede - WordReference.com Dictionary

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recede
A	verb
	1	recede
			become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
		Category Tree: change ╚recede ╚ebb
	2	fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
			retreat
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚worsen; decline ╚regress; retrograde; retrogress ╚fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
	3	recede, fall back, retire
			move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚withdraw; retreat; pull away; draw back; recede; pull back; retire; move back ╚recede, fall back, retire ╚retrograde; retreat ╚ebb; ebb away; ebb down; ebb out; ebb off
	4	withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
			pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back ╚back up; back off; back down ╚recede; fall back; retire

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