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 subsidence

decline, ebb, reduction, discount, abatement, decrease

Examples from the Web for subsidence

Historical Examples of subsidence

They saw that it had reached its highest, but its subsidence had not yet commenced.
The Giraffe Hunters
Mayne Reid
The duration of the Cretaceous subsidence must have been very great.
The Story of the Earth and Man
J. W. Dawson
And now to wait as patiently as may be the subsidence of the waters.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains
Augustus Henry Irby
On the whole the Carboniferous seems to have been a time of subsidence in the West.
The Elements of Geology
William Harmon Norton
When subsidence slackened or ceased the land gained on the sea.
The Elements of Geology
William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for subsidence

subsidence

noun

the act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided

geology the gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of earth movements, mining operations, etc

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 subsidence

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.

subsidence in Medicine

subsidence

[səb-sīd′ns, sŭb′sĭ-dns]

n.

Sinking or settling in a bone, as of a prosthetic component of a total joint implant.