subside

sub·side  (sb-sd)

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

1. To sink to a lower or normal level.

2. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.

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

4. To become less agitated or active; abate. See Synonyms at decrease.

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

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sub·sidence (sb-sdns, sbs-dns) n.

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subside

Verb

[-siding, -sided]

1. to become less loud, excited, or violent

2. to sink to a lower level

3. (of the surface of the earth) to cave in; collapse [Latin subsidere to settle down]

subsidence n

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 << OPPOSITE increase

verb 2. collapse, sink, cave in, drop, lower, settle

verb 3. drop, fall, decline, ebb, descend

Translations

subside [səbˈsaɪd] vi → hundirse; [flood] → bajar; [wind] → amainar

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subside [səbˈsaɪd] vi [land] → s'affaisser; [flood] → baisser; [wind, feelings] → tomber

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subside [səbˈsaɪd] vi (feeling, pain) → nachlassen;

(flood) → sinken;

(earth) → sich senken

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subside [səbˈsaɪd] vi → cedere, abbassarsi; [flood] → decrescere; [wind] → calmarsi