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"
Source: WordNet® 2.0