subside

sub·side

 (səb-sīd′)

intr.v. sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides

1.

a. To become less intense, active, or severe; abate.

b. To become smaller or less prominent, as swelling. See Synonyms at decrease.

2. To move or sink to a lower or normal level: The earth subsided as the aquifer drained away.

3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.

4. To sit down slowly; settle down: "She looked swiftly around, and once she saw her husband, subsided primly onto the edge of a chair" (Jane Stevenson).

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[Latin subsīdere : sub-, sub- + sīdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·si′dence (səb-sīd′ns, sŭb′sĭ-dns) n.

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subside

(səbˈsaɪd)

vb (intr)

1. to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate

2. to sink or fall to a lower level

3. (Physical Geography) (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse

4. (of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle

[C17: from Latin subsīdere to settle down, from sub- down + sīdere to settle]

subˈsider n

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sub•side

(səbˈsaɪd)

v.i. -sid•ed, -sid•ing.

1. to sink to a low or lower level.

2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate.

3. to sink or fall to the bottom, as sediment; settle; precipitate.

[1640–50; < Latin subsīdere=sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit]

sub•sid•ence (səbˈsaɪd ns, ˈsʌb sɪ dns) n.

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subside

Past participle: subsided
Gerund: subsiding

Imperative

subside

subside

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	subside - wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" lessen weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	2.	subside - sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside" sink, dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
	3.	subside - sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" settle go under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
	4.	subside - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" sink come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

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subside

verb

1. decrease, diminish, lessen, ease, moderate, dwindle, wane, recede, ebb, abate, let up, peter out, slacken, melt away, quieten, level off, de-escalate The pain had subsided during the night.
decrease rise, increase, grow, mount, soar, swell, intensify, wax, heighten, escalate, inflate, tumefy

2. collapse, sink, cave in, drop, lower, settle Does that mean that the whole house is subsiding?

3. drop, fall, decline, ebb, descend Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.

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subside

verb

To become or cause to become less active or intense:

abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, wane.

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Translations

يَنْخَفِض، يَنْحَسِريهْبُط، يَنْخَفِضيَهْدأ، يَسْكُن، يَخِف

opadnoutsesedat seutišit se

stilne afsynke

sich legensich senkensinken

leapad

ganga niîurhjaînasíga

calarecalmarsicedere

grimztinuščiūtinusėdimassmegti

atplūstiegrimtkristiesnorimtsēsties

stilne avsynke ned

opadnúťsadnúť

batmakçekilmekçökmekdinmekhafiflemek

下沉洪水减退风暴、骚乱等平静下来

subside

[səbˈsaɪd] VI [floods] → bajar, descender; [road, land, house] → hundirse; [wind] → amainar; [anger, laughter, excitement] → apagarse; [threat] → disminuir, alejarse; [violence, pain] → disminuir
to subside into a chair → dejarse caer en una silla

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subside

[səbˈsaɪd] vi

(= go down) [flood, waters] → baisser

(= calm down) [storm, wind] → s'apaiser; [fear, pain] → s'apaiser

(= sink) [land, earth, building] → s'affaisser

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subside

vi

(flood, river) → sinken; (land, building, road) → sich senken, absacken (inf); the lorry subsided into the mud → der Lastwagen sank im Schlamm ein; to subside into a chair → auf einen Stuhl sinken

(storm, wind) → abflauen, nachlassen, sich legen; (anger, excitement, laughter, noise) → nachlassen, abklingen; (fever) → sinken

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subside

[səbˈsaɪd] vi (flood) → calare, decrescere; (road, land) → cedere, avvallarsi; (wind, anger) → calmarsi, placarsi

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subside

(səbˈsaid) verb

1. (of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower. When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls. sink يهْبُط، يَنْخَفِض поддавам ceder sesedat se sich senken synke παθαίνω καθίζηση, βουλιάζωhundirse; ceder vajuma نشست كردن vajota s'affaisser לִשקוֹעַ धंसना, धंस जाना, धसकना uleknuti se, utonuti süllyed ambles síga sprofondare 沈下する 내려앉다 grimzti, smegti, nusėsti sēsties; kristies; iegrimt mula turun verzakkensynke ned, sette seg osiadać کیناستل ceder a se scufunda оседать sadnúť, klesnúť pogrezati se slegati se sjunka, sätta sig ทรุดตัว çökmek, batmak (土地等)下沈 осідати دھنس جانا lún xuống （土地等）下沉

2. (of floods) to become lower and withdraw. Gradually the water subsided. daal, sak يَنْخَفِض، يَنْحَسِر спадам baixar opadnout sinken synke; trække sig tilbage υποχωρώbajar, decrecer alanema فروكش كردن laskea baisser לִדעוֹך शान्त हो जाना splasnuti, povući se leapad surut hjaðna abbassarsi ひく (홍수 등이) 낮아지다 slūgti atplūst; kristies surut zich terugtrekkensynke, gå tilbakeopadać ښکته کیدل baixar a scădea спадать opadnúť upasti povući se sjunka [undan] ลดลง çekilmek, hafiflemek (洪水)減退 падати; спадати دریا وغیرہ کا اتر جانا rút xuống, rút bớt （洪水）减退

3. (of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter. They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided. stil word يَهْدأ، يَسْكُن، يَخِف утихвам abrandar utišit se sich legen stilne af κοπάζω, καταλαγιάζωamainar, calmarse vaibuma آرام شدن laantua se calmer לִשכּוֹך उतर जाना, घट जाना popuštati, jenjati lecsillapul reda ganga niður calare, diminuire, calmarsi 静まる (폭풍, 소음 등이) 잦아들다 nuščiūti norimt meredam bedarenstilne av, gi seg uspokajać się, słabnąć ارام کیدل abrandar a se calma утихать utíšiť sa poleči se jenjavati avta, lugna sig เงียบสงบลง dinmek, yatışmak (風暴，騷亂等)平靜下來 стихати, вщухати طوفان وغیرہ دھیما ہوجانا ngớt, giảm, lắng xuống （风暴，骚乱等）平静下来

subsidence (ˈsabsidəns) , ((American) səbˈsaidəns) noun

the process of subsiding. The road has had to be closed because of subsidence. insinking هُبوط، إنْخِساف، سُكون، هُمود стихване abatimento sesedání untergeordnet nedsynkning; sammenskridning υποχώρηση, καθίζησηhundimiento vajumine فرونشيني vajoaminen affaissementשקיעה धसकन, अवतलन, उतार uleknuće, slijeganje süllyedés, süppedés proses ambles (land)sig cedimento, abbassamento, diminuzione 沈下 진정 nusėdimas, nuslūgimas sēšanās; krišanās; iegrimšana penenggelaman verzakkingsynking; sammensynking zapadanie się, osiadanie ښکته کیدل،کیناستل abatimento scufundare оседание pokles pôdy pogrezanje sleganje sjunkande, sättning การทรุดตัวลง çökme, batma 下沈 спадання; осідання تہ نشیں sự rút xuống, lắng xuống 下沉

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subside

vt. menguar, apaciguar, bajar, cesar.

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