Verb: recede ri'seed
- Move away or backward
"The enemy receded";
- withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, pull back, retire, move back
- Retreat
"The army receded to a more defensible position";
- fall back, drop off, fall behind
- Become faint or more distant
"the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
Derived forms: receding, recedes, receded
See also: fall
Type of: change, go, locomote, move, regress, retrograde, retrogress, travel
Antonym: advance