[verb] [I] - to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less brightThe road to the island only appears when the tide has receded.As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible.The painful memories gradually receded in her mind.If a man has a receding hairline, he is losing the hair from the front of his head.
RECEDE
Meaning of RECEDE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012