recede
(verb)
verb
1. pull back or move away or backward
Similar word(s): retire, retreat, withdraw
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
2. retreat
Definition categories: competition, regress, retrograde, retrogress
3. become faint or more distant
- the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older
Definition categories: change
Sentences with recede as a verb:
- to recede conquered territory