Recede v. i. : To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

Recede v. i. : To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.

Recede v. i. : To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor; as, to recede conquered territory.

Example:
How long does it typically take for a hairline to Recede and someone to go bald? Or does it always differ?

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recede from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... to move backward. recede implies a gradual withdrawing from a forward or high fixed point in time or space <the flood waters gradually receded> ...