recede

/rɪˈsiːd/ verb [I]

Definition

MOVE AWAY › to become further and further away: The coastline receded into the distance.

LESS STRONG › If a memory or feeling recedes, it becomes less clear or strong: Even painful memories recede with time.

HAIR › If a man's hair recedes, it stops growing at the front of his head: a receding hairline

(Definition of recede verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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