recede

UK: /ɹɪsˈiːd/   US: /ɹɪˈsid/

s. hörfa (þoka) undan; fjarlægjast; falla út (the tide recedes); e-u hnignar, fer aftur (the nation will recede from step to step); recede from ganga frá e-u, hætta við; fara ofan af e-u, láta af e-u (recede from an opinion)