v. 25B6; verb
the flood waters receded : RETREAT, go back/down, move back/away, withdraw, ebb, subside, abate.
the lights receded into the distance : DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW, fade into the distance, be lost to view.
fears of violence have receded : DIMINISH, lessen, decrease, dwindle, fade, abate, subside, ebb, wane.
advance, grow.