v.
Pronunciation: s ə b- ' s ī d
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: sub · sid · ed ; sub · sid · ing
Etymology: Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sed ē re 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 \ s ə b- ' s ī -d ə n(t)s, ' s ə b-s ə -d ə n(t)s \ noun