SUBSIDE


Meaning of SUBSIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈsīd ]

intransitive verb

( 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 subside s

my anger subsided

Synonyms: see abate

• sub·si·dence səb-ˈsī-d ə n(t)s, ˈsəb-sə-dən(t)s noun

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