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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
subside
    v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside,
         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: subside, settle]
    4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He
       sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: sink,
       subside]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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] Subsidence

Thesaurus Results for Subside:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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