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sub·side    Audio Help   [suhb-sahyd] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object), -sid·ed, -sid·ing.
1.to sink to a low or lower level.
2.to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.
3.to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside.
[Origin: 1640–50; < L subsīdere, equiv. to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedére to be seated; see sit1]

—Related forms
sub·sid·ence    Audio Help   [suhb-sahyd-ns, suhb-si-dns] Pronunciation Key, noun
sub·sid·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. decline, descend, settle. 2. diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
—Antonyms 1. rise. 2. increase.
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sub·side    Audio Help   (səb-sīd')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides
  1. To sink to a lower or normal level.
  2. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.
  3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.
  4. To become less agitated or active; abate. See Synonyms at decrease.


[Latin subsīdere : sub-, sub- + sīdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

sub·si'dence (səb-sīd'ns, sŭb'sĭ-dns) n.
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