'Subside' definitions:

Definition of 'subside'

From: WordNet
verb
Wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen]
verb
Sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"
verb
Sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" [syn: subside, settle]
verb
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: sink, subside]

Definition of 'Subside'

From: GCIDE
  • Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.]
  • 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's subsiding hill." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the fever has subsided. "In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside." --C. Middleton. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Abate. [1913 Webster] Subsidence