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subside

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As a verb, subside means sink or fall to the bottom.

Meanings of subside

7 meanings

verb

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.
“The sea subsides.”
“The tumults of war will subside.”
colloquialTo cease talking.
Sink to a lower level or form a depression
“the valleys subside”
Sink down or precipitate
“the mud subsides when the waters become calm”
Similar: settle
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
“He sank into bed”
“She subsided into the chair”
Similar: sink

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: wear off or die down

verb: sink down or precipitate

verb: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

Words that rhyme with subside

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Nearby words

subsequence subsequent subsequently subservience subservient subset subsidence subsidiary subsiding subsidise subsidization subsidize