/ rɪˈsiːd; NAmE / verb [ v ]
1.
to move gradually away from sb or away from a previous position :
The sound of the truck receded into the distance.
She watched his receding figure.
2.
( especially of a problem, feeling or quality ) to become gradually weaker or smaller :
The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely) .
The pain was receding slightly.
3.
( of hair ) to stop growing at the front of the head :
a middle-aged man with receding hair / a receding hairline
—picture at ponytail
4.
a ~ chin a chin that slopes backwards towards the neck
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense depart from a usual state or standard ): from Latin recedere , from re- back + cedere go.