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verb (v)

• pull back or move away or backward(verb.motion)

  Synonym:
  draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, retire, retreat, withdraw
  Antonym:
  advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress
  

  source: wordnet30
• retreat(verb.competition)

  Synonym:
  drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose
  Antonym:
  advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win
  

  source: wordnet30
• become faint or more distant(verb.change)

  Example:
  The unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.(verb)

  source: webster1913