Meaning of SUBSIDE
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- [v] wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
- [v] descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
- [v] sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
- [v] sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"
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| | Synonyms: | | lessen, settle, sink |
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| | See Also: | | come down, descend, dip, fall, go down, go under, weaken | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [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}.
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