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subside

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Main Entry: sub·side
Pronunciation: \səb-ˈsīd\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): sub·sid·ed; sub·sid·ing
Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
Date: 1607

1 : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
2 : to tend downward : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
3 : to let oneself settle down : sink <subsided into a chair>
4 : to become quiet or less <as the fever subsides> <my anger subsided>

synonyms see abate

sub·si·dence \səb-ˈsī-dən(t)s, ˈsəb-sə-dən(t)s\ noun


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