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subside
[ suhb-sahyd ]
verb (used without object)
- to sink to a low or lower level.
Synonyms: settle, descend, decline
Antonyms: rise
- to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate:
The laughter subsided.
Synonyms: ebb, wane, lessen, diminish
Antonyms: increase
- to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate:
to cause coffee grounds to subside.
subside
/ səbˈsaɪd /
verb
- to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate
- to sink or fall to a lower level
- (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse
- (of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle
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Derived Forms
- subˈsider, noun
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Other Words From
- sub·sid·ence [s, uh, b-, sahyd, -ns, suhb, -si-dns], noun
- sub·sider noun
- nonsub·siding adjective
- unsub·sided adjective
- unsub·siding adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subside1
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Example Sentences
As mourning time progressed and the emotional strain began to subside, the black hues began to lighten.
His faith in a higher power helped his fear subside as he patiently waited to be rescued.
During the rest of the day the young woman relaxes and heals, waiting for the swelling on her face to subside.
The fear and the flashbacks subside, especially if they get help.
And then, as the tremors begin to subside, Miyazaki cuts to a close-up of the ground: gray pebbles, a green weed.
You've got a splendid chance can spend what you like and rule in society and he'll subside into a tame spaniel.
Twitted by the other passengers, they soon subside, and presently the car grows quiet.
The family watched the water subside until all the old land-marks were once more visible.
At this mention of his real name, Dangerfields anger, curiously enough, seemed to subside.
This she does for ten or fifteen minutes, after which the curd is allowed to subside, and the whey is drawn off.
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