SUBSIDE

[verb] [I] - (of a condition) to become less strong, or (of a building, area of land or level of water) to go down to a lower levelThe police are hoping that the violence will soon subside.As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car.The ground was in danger of subsiding near the edge of the cliff.Homeowners are worried that their homes will subside (= go lower into the ground) because of the drought.The worst flooding for over 100 years has begun to subside.