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subsided
- Main Entry:
- sub·side

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