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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; < Latin subsīdere, equivalent to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1
1640–50; < Latin subsīdere, equivalent to sub- sub- + sīdere to sit, settle; akin to sedēre to be seated; see sit1
Related forms
sub·sid·er, noun
non·sub·sid·ing, adjective
un·sub·sid·ed, adjective
un·sub·sid·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. decline, descend, settle. 2. diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
1. decline, descend, settle. 2. diminish, lessen, wane, ebb.
Antonyms
1. rise. 2. increase.
1. rise. 2. increase.
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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.
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