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1. recede - verb

· pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

Synonym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull_away, draw_back, pull_back, retire, move_back

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

Antonym(s): advance




2. recede - verb

· retreat

Synonym(s): fall_back, drop_off, fall_behind

Hypernym(s): regress, retrograde, retrogress




3. recede - verb

· become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

Hypernym(s): change





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