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Definitions for: Subside [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"
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: lessen, settle, sink
See Also: come down, descend, dip, fall, go down, go under, weaken
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