Verb recede has 4 senses
  1. 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"
    --1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived form: noun receding2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. recede, fall back, retire - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
    --2 is one way to withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
    Antonyms: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
    Derived forms: noun recession4, noun receding2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede - retreat
    --3 is one way to regress, retrograde, retrogress
    Derived forms: noun recession4, noun receding2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  4. recede - become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
    --4 is one way to
    change
    Derived forms: noun recession5, noun receding1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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