Thesaurus: subside

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1. v. i. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
2. v. i. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
3. 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.
4. v. wear off or die down
5. v. sink to a lower level or form a depression
6. v. sink down or precipitate
7. v. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
8. 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.
9. The act or process of subsiding.The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. Bp.Warburton.
10. v:100 v. wear off or die down v. sink to a lower level or form a depression v. sink down or precipitate