recede

Definition of recede in English English dictionary: to move back, to move away; to take back; to move back or away; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back; {v} give back, depart, retreat, desist; When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede; To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition; If something recedes from you, it moves away. Luke's footsteps receded into the night As she receded he waved goodbye; Withdraw from an amendment or position on a matter; become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"; If a man's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of his head. a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"; {f} withdraw, retreat, draw back; To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory; The motion made by a legislative body to agree with the other chamber and not insist upon the amendments previously adopted to the bill; To move back; to retreat; to withdraw; become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" move back and away from; "The enemy fell back; To undo action previously taken; To move back, retreat, or withdraw; retreat
receded: past of recede
recedes: third-person singular of recede
receding: the act of becoming more distant
receding: the act of becoming more distant a slow or gradual disappearance moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline
receding: moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline"
receding: a slow or gradual disappearance
receding: (of a hairline e g ) moving slowly back
receding: present participle of recede
receding: {s} retreating, pulling back, withdrawing