recede
//rɪˈsiːd//
Verb
recedeInfinitive
recedePresent tense
recededPast tense
recededPast participle
recedingPresent participle
recedesThird-person singular
1
To move back or away from a previous position or limit.
The floodwaters began to recede after the rain stopped.
2
To gradually diminish or become less intense.
The pain in my shoulder gradually receded after taking the medicine.
3
(Of a man's hair) to stop growing at the front of the head, causing the hairline to move backward.
His hair started to recede in his thirties.
4
To become more distant or less prominent in memory or importance.
As time passed, the painful memories began to recede.