Definitions for recede
Overview of verb recede
The verb recede has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (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")
2. fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede
(retreat)
3. recede
(become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older")
