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   Sub·side

   /səbˈsīd/

   

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   • 1. become less intense, violent, or severe: "I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides" Similar abatelet upmoderatecalmlullslacken (off)ease (up)relentdie downdie outpeter outtaper offrecedelessensoftenalleviateattenuateremitdiminishdeclinedwindleweakenfadewaneebbstillceasecome to a stopcome to an endterminatequieten downquiet downOpposite intensifyworsen
   • ▪ lapse into silence or inactivity: "Fred opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided"
   • 2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level: "the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise" Similar recedeebbfall backflow backfall awayfallgo downget lowersinksink lowerabatediminishrare:retrocedeOpposite rise
   • ▪ (of the ground) cave in; sink: "the island is subsiding" Similar sinksink backsettlecave infall incollapsecrumplegive waydrop downsagslump
   • ▪ (of a swelling) reduce until gone: "it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin subsidere, from sub- ‘below’ + sidere ‘settle’ (related to sedere ‘sit’).

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   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SUBSIDE meaning: 1. to become less strong or extreme: 2. If a building subsides, it sinks down to a lower level.. Learn more.

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   How do you know if a building is subsiding?

   • 1. If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. [...] 2. If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general. [...] 3. If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level. [...] present simple: I subside, you subside [...] past simple: I subsided, you subsided [...]

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   What is the meaning of subside and Ebb?

   • subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation. wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive. ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes. The pain will subside in a couple of hours. After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally.

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   verb (used without object) , sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing. 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:

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   Definitions of 'subside'. 1. If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. [...] 2. If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general. [...] 3. If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level.

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   The meaning of SUBSIDE is to sink or fall to the bottom : settle. How to use subside in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Subside.

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   similar words: blow over, cool, die down, dwindle, ease, let up, mitigate, peter out, quiet, settle, shrink, sink, slack, taper, wane. definition 2: to sink to a lower or to a normal level. Once the waves had subsided, we went out again in the boat. synonyms: descend, drop, recede, settle, sink. antonyms: rise.

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    Subside definition: to sink to a low or lower level. See examples of SUBSIDE used in a sentence.