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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
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
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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