recede
/rɪˈsid/
verb
- To move back or away from a previous position; to become more distant.
- The glacier has been receding for decades due to climate change.
- As the train pulled away, the platform slowly receded from view.
- The floodwaters began to recede after three days of no rain.
- To become weaker, smaller, or less intense; to diminish.
- The pain in his knee receded after he took the medication.
- As the economy improved, fears of a recession receded.
- Her anger receded once she heard his apology.
- To slope backward; to have a backward direction.
- The old man's chin receded slightly, giving his face a gentle curve.
- His hairline began to recede when he was in his thirties.
- The cliff face recedes at a steep angle near the top.