səbˈsīd intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
1. : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle , precipitate
2. : to tend downward : become lower : descend ; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
the soil subsided over the old dump
3. : to let oneself settle down : ease , sink
subsided into a chair
4. : to fall into a state of quiet : cease to rage : settle down : become tranquil : abate
the sea subsides
the tumult will subside
the fever has subsided
Synonyms: see fall