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Meaning of 'subside' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subside [ v. i.]
- To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- 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.

Meaning of 'subside' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subside [ v]
Meaning (1):
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
Example in sentence:
  • He sank into bed;
  • She subsided into the chair
Meaning (2):
- sink down or precipitate
Example in sentence:
  • the mud subsides when the waters become calm
Meaning (3):
- wear off or die down
Example in sentence:
  • The pain subsided
Meaning (4):
- sink to a lower level or form a depression
Example in sentence:
  • the valleys subside

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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