recede from

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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Llora	-	Catalan
Claud	[klɔ:d]
Coen	KOON	Dutch
Luciano	loo-CHAH-no (Italian), loo-THYAH-no (Spanish), loo-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Linnaea	li-NAY-ə	English (Rare)
Joanne	[dʒəu'æn]