recede

recede

CEFR: C1-C2 /re-cede/ [r.ih0.s.iy1.d]

To recede means to pull back, retreat, or become faint or distant. Flood waters recede, as do glaciers.

Example Sentences:
Between ice ages there were warmer interglacial periods when glaciers receded.

When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. For example:

Example Sentences:
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede.