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1 : to move away gradually
The floodwaters slowly receded.
I felt sad as I watched the ship recede from view.
2 : to become smaller or weaker
We listened as the sound of the sirens receded (=faded) into the distance.
The pain from my headache slowly began to recede.
3 : If your hair is receding, you are gradually losing the hair that is at the front of your head.
His hair started receding when he was in his thirties.
He has a receding hairline.
4 : A receding chin/forehead is a chin/forehead that slants backward.