subside

[suhb-sahyd]

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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.

Origin of subside

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

Related formssub·sid·ence

[suhb-sahyd-ns, suhb-si-dns] /səbˈsaɪd ns, ˈsʌb sɪ dns/, nounsub·sid·er, nounnon·sub·sid·ing, adjectiveun·sub·sid·ed, adjectiveun·sub·sid·ing, adjective

Can be confusedsubside subsistsubsidence subsistence

Synonyms for subside

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1. decline, descend, settle. 2. diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.

Antonyms for subside

1. rise. 2. increase.

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Related Words for subsided

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

Examples from the Web for subsided

Contemporary Examples of subsided

By the time I arrived, however, the war in Mozambique was over and the attacks had subsided.
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Todd Moss
September 9, 2014
Kids used to take big changes, but the crazy energy of youth seems to have subsided.
From Led Zeppelin to Breaking Bad: The Lamest Generation
Elizabeth Wurtzel
September 29, 2013
But as Bernanke took pains to reassure the market, and as the stock market recovered, the panic has subsided.
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William O’Connor
July 17, 2013
The anti-gay-marriage protests have subsided, and so has the talk of a new French revolution.
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Christopher Dickey
June 23, 2013
But before the floodwaters have subsided, the insurance industry has already hastened to calculate the damage from Sandy.
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Matthew Zeitlin
October 31, 2012

Historical Examples of subsided

Out in the night the yells had subsided since the Hadji's harangue, if not wholly because of it.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
Some weeks had passed, and the first shock of these events had subsided.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens
Edward felt the appeal; but his jealousy had not yet subsided.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
"Of course, I gave him back his money," she went on, when her emotion had subsided.
Cleo The Magnificent
Louis Zangwill
After the disorder has subsided, the walls of the room should be washed with hot lime, which will render it perfectly sweet.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for subsided

subside

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 Formssubsider, noun

Word Origin for subside

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

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Word Origin and History for subsided

subside

1680s, "to sink to the bottom," from Latin subsidere "settle, sink, sit down or remain," from sub "down" (see sub-) + sidere "to settle," related to sedere (see sedentary). Meaning "to sink to a lower level, be reduced" is from 1706. Related: Subsided; subsiding.