verb
1.
to move backward
they will return after the floodwaters recede
Synonyms: back, fall back, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde
Related Word: regress, retrogress; depart, retire, withdraw
Antonyms: proceed; advance
2.
Synonyms: decrease , abate, ||bate, close, diminish, drain (away), dwindle, lessen, reduce, taper