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Recede
rɪˈsiːd
Recede definitions
verb
recede
receded
recedes
receding
- go or move back or further away from a previous position
"the floodwaters had receded"
- (of a facial feature) slope backwards
"his chin receded sharply from his lower lip"
- withdraw from (a promise or agreement)
"he felt no inclination to recede from the agreement into which he had entered"
- (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish
"the prospects of an early end to the war receded"
- (of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
"his dark hair was receding a little"
- (of a man) begin to go bald
"Fred was receding a bit"
- (of a facial feature) slope backwards
"his chin receded sharply from his lower lip"