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.
2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. "Heaven's subsiding hill." Dryden.
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.
Syn. -- See Abate.
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