Meaning of: recede
~Verb
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- drop off,
- fall back,
- fall behind,
- lose,
- recede
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- retreat
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- draw back,
- move back,
- pull away,
- pull back,
- recede,
- retire,
- retreat,
- withdraw
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- pull back or move away or backward
Example - " The enemy withdrew"
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- recede
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- become faint or more distant
Example - " the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
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