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recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede

v. retreat

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

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elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down

v. become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

subside, settle

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

v. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

drain

v. empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

flow away, flow off

v. flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe"

enfeeble, debilitate, drain

v. make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

change by reversal, turn, reverse

v. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

subside, settle

v. sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

decline

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet

v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

retire

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

retire, withdraw

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

become, go, get

v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

come

v. cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"

travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass

v. move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"

make, work

v. proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

plunge

v. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"

set about, go about, approach

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

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