subside
to sink to a low or lower level.
to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.
to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside.
Origin of subside
1Other words for subside
Opposites for subside
Other words from subside
- sub·sid·ence [suhb-sahyd-ns, suhb-si-dns], /səbˈsaɪd ns, ˈsʌb sɪ dns/, noun
- sub·sid·er, noun
- non·sub·sid·ing, adjective
- un·sub·sid·ed, adjective
- un·sub·sid·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with subside
- 1. subside , subsist
- 2. subsidence , subsistence
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How to use subside in a sentence
The land was shaken with earthquake throes, and was subject to many upheavals and subsidences.
The Story of the Earth and Man | J. W. DawsonGradually the sea encroached upon this land from the south, owing chiefly to extensive subsidences having taken place.
The History of the European Fauna | R. F. ScharffBut the mining of the upper bed of salt by man does not account for the subsidences here recorded.
The area over which these subsidences take place is about two square miles.
The subsidences already mentioned are almost invariably caused by the pumping away of the brine.
British Dictionary definitions for subside
/ (səbˈsaɪd) /
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
Origin of subside
1Derived forms of subside
- subsider, noun
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