subside

[sub·side]

To subside is to die down or become less violent, like rough ocean waves after a storm has passed (or your seasickness, if you happened to be sailing on that ocean).

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

Verb
wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

Verb
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"

Verb
sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

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sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"


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

v. i.
To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

v. i.
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.


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.

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

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Usage Examples

If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside.

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