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subside

sub·side

UK/sʌbˈsaɪd/ US/səbˈsaɪd/ uncommon

verb

1.

wear off or die down

  • “The pain subsided”
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2.

sink to a lower level or form a depression

  • “the valleys subside”
3.

sink down or precipitate

  • “the mud subsides when the waters become calm”
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4.

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

  • “He sank into bed”
  • “She subsided into the chair”
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Origin

From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).

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