v. Function: verb
1 to move backward FF1C; they will return after the floodwaters recede FF1E;
Synonyms: back, fall back, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde
Related Words: regress, retrogress; depart, retire, withdraw
Antonyms: proceed; advance
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Synonyms: DECREASE , abate, ||bate, close, diminish, drain (away), dwindle, lessen, reduce, taper