recede (
http://definr.com/recede)
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn:
withdraw,
retreat,
pull away,
draw back,
pull back,
retire, {move
back}]
2: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: {fall
back},
retire] [ant:
advance]
3: retreat [syn:
fall back,
lose,
drop off,
fall behind]
[ant:
gain]
4: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her
childhood receded as she grew older"