recede

About 0.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
2. verb To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

   to recede conquered territory

3. verb To take back.

Similar words

draw back retreat withdraw retire pull away fall behind fall back move back pull back lose

Often followed by

from into in and to as before with or

Word family

receded recedes receding