Hypertext Webster Gateway: "subside"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere
to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See
{Sit}.]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
subside
v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: {lessen}]
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" [syn: {settle}]
4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He
sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {sink}]
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