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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subside \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
subside
v 1: sink or fall to a lower level; "The pain subsided" [syn: {lessen}]
2: sink or fall [syn: {settle}]
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