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subside

[ suhb-sahyd ]
/ səbˈsaɪd /
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verb (used without object), sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing.

to sink to a low or lower level.
to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.
to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside.

RELATED WORDS

slacken, ebb, wane, dwindle, ease, recede, melt, descend, abate, diminish, decline, lower, collapse, taper, drop, settle, sink, fall, moderate, quieten

Nearby words

subserve, subservient, subset, subshell, subshrub, subside, subsidence, subsidiarity, subsidiary, subsidiary atrial pacemaker, subsidiary cell

Origin of subside

1640–50; < Latin subsīdere, equivalent to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1

Related forms

Can be confused

subside subsistsubsidence subsistence
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British Dictionary definitions for subside

subside

/ (səbˈsaɪd) /

verb (intr)

to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate
to sink or fall to a lower level
(of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse
(of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle

Derived Forms

subsider, noun

Word Origin for subside

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