SUBSIDE

subside, lessen

(verb) wear off or die down; “The pain subsided”

sink, subside

(verb) descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; “He sank into bed”; “She subsided into the chair”

subside, settle

(verb) sink down or precipitate; “the mud subsides when the waters become calm”

subside

(verb) sink to a lower level or form a depression; “the valleys subside”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

subside (third-person singular simple present subsides, present participle subsiding, simple past and past participle subsided)

(intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

(intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

(intransitive, colloquial) To cease talking.

Anagrams

• Subedis

Source: Wiktionary

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Sub*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.] Etym: [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.]

1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's subsiding hill." Dryden.

3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. "In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside." C. Middleton.

Syn.

– See Abate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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