recede

verbs

pull back or move away or backward

"The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

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antonym

retreat

drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede

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become faint or more distant

"the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

recede

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is a type of (narrower)

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"