recede
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
recedes;
receded;
receding
recedes;
receded;
receding
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECEDE
[no object]
1
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to move away gradually
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The floodwaters slowly receded.
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I felt sad as I watched the ship recede from view.
2
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to become smaller or weaker
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We listened as the sound of the sirens receded [=faded] into the distance.
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The pain from my headache slowly began to recede.
3
◊ If your hair is receding, you are gradually losing the hair that is at the front of your head.
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His hair started receding when he was in his thirties.
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He has a receding hairline.
4
◊ A receding chin/forehead is a chin/forehead that slants backward.
