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sub·side
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səbˈsaɪd
/
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s
uh
b-
sahyd
]
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verb (used without object),
sub·sid·ed,
sub·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;
<
Latin
subsīdere,
equivalent to
sub-
sub-
+
sīdere
to sit, settle; akin to
sedēre
to be seated; see
sit
1
Related forms
sub·sid·ence
/
səbˈsaɪd
ns
,
ˈsʌb
sɪ
dns
/
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[
s
uh
b-
sahyd
-ns
,
suhb
-si-dns
]
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,
noun
sub·sid·er,
noun
non·sub·sid·ing,
adjective
un·sub·sid·ed,
adjective
un·sub·sid·ing,
adjective
Can be confused:
1.
subside,
subsist
;
2.
subsidence,
subsistence
.
Synonyms
1.
decline, descend, settle.
2.
diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
Antonyms
1.
rise.
2.
increase.
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World English Dictionary
subside
(səbˈsaɪd)
—
vb
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
[C17: from Latin
subsīdere
to settle down, from
sub-
down +
sīdere
to settle]
sub'sider
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
subside
1681, "to sink to the bottom," from L. subsidere "settle, sink, sit down or remain," from sub "down" + sidere "to settle," related to sedere (see
sit
). Meaning "to sink to a lower level, be reduced" is from 1706.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Most side effects occur early in therapy and then
subside
.
He and the other dignitaries had waited three hours for the storm to
subside
.
Come fall, when the mosquitoes and temperatures
subside
, sloggers wade in.
Cruise ship operator should prosper if hurricane and terrorism fears
subside
.
Some gold bulls argue that the long-term prospect for gold prices is bright even if these fears
subside
.
Almost certainly, the level of public suspicion and mistrust surrounding these projects will not soon
subside
.
The goal is to help authorities discern whether and where the disease is spreading, getting worse or starting to
subside
.
Obesity is a social scourge which is hardly possible to quash and
subside
today.
For reasons that scientists still do not comprehend, every few years the trade winds
subside
or even disappear.
Rather than
subside
, the protests are spreading and intensifying.
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