Found 2 items, similar to Subside.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: subside 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Subside 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. “Heaven's subsiding hill.” --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Abate. [1913 Webster]