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 : settle2: to tend downward : descend ; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression3: 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-d^ən(t)s, ˈsəb-sə-dən(t)s\ noun