Category:Subside

Sub*side", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.] Etym: [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.