recede from (someone or something)

recede from (someone or something)

1. To shrink back, pull away, or retreat from someone or something. The mob receded from the man when they realized he was armed. I think I need a dentist to look at why my gums are receding from my teeth.

2. To disappear or fade away from memory or awareness. The atrocities the country committed only 20 years prior have already begun receding from people's consciousness. The pain of that day has never truly receded from my mind.

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recede from something

to pull back from something. The river receded from its banks during the dry season. I think that my hair is receding from my forehead.

See also: recede

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