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subside

[ suhb-sahyd ]

verb (used without object)

subsided, subsiding.
  1. to sink to a low or lower level.

    Synonyms: , ,

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  2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate:

    The laughter subsided.

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  3. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate:

    to cause coffee grounds to subside.



subside

/ əˈɪ /

verb

  1. to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate
  2. to sink or fall to a lower level
  3. (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse
  4. (of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ··Գ [s, uh, b-, sahyd, -ns, suhb, -si-dns], noun
  • ܲ·İ noun
  • ԴDzȴܲ·iԲ adjective
  • ܲȴܲ·Ļ adjective
  • ܲȴܲ·iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subside1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ܲī, from sub- sub- + ī “to sit down, settle” ( sit 1 )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subside1

C17: from Latin subī to settle down, from sub- down + ī to settle
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Once chickenpox subsides, the virus can remain dormant in a person’s body for decades before erupting again.

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Experts say it’s difficult to know when the bloom, which occurs every three to seven years, will subside.

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"I was given three weeks of antibiotics and within days my vision was clearer and the inflammation subsided."

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One year later, our trauma not subsiding, we decided to keep the phantom bugs starving in the BB bag and buy another Rimowa.

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Instead of subsiding, Villa rose to rattle PSG in a manner that was well beyond Manchester City and Liverpool in previous Champions League rounds this season.

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