Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To sink to a lower or normal level.
- v. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.
- v. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.
- v. To become less agitated or active; abate. See Synonyms at decrease.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To sink or fall to the bottom; settle, as lees from a state of motion or agitation.
- To cease from action, especially violent action or agitation; fall into a state of quiet; be calmed; become tranquil; abate: as, the storm subsided; passion subsides.
- To fall to a lower level; tend downward; sink; fall; contract after dilatation.
- To stop talking; be quiet; be less conspicuous: as, you had better subside.
- Synonyms Abate, Subside. Intermit (see abate); retire, lull.
Wiktionary
- v. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- v. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- v. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- v. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- v. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.
WordNet 3.0
- v. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- v. sink down or precipitate
- v. wear off or die down
- v. sink to a lower level or form a depression
Etymologies
- Latin subsīdere : sub-, sub- + sīdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The academy said children need to rest "physically and cognitively" until symptoms subside, which is usually a week or two.”
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“God's method of arresting the flood and making its waters subside is poetically called a "rebuke" (Ps 76: 6;”
“Quentin felt the magic of his sword subside, a red haze fading into twinges of emptiness and unfulfilled need, a mix of emotions that tore at him like brambles.”
“I didn't know you had such a word as 'subside' in your vocabulary," derided David Nesbit.”
“For many of these patients, the risk for PE will never "subside" so IVC removal isn't an appealing prospect.”
“When do you think that and you've mentioned that I think now, a couple of quarters, that you expect those numbers to kind of subside, but you were still kind of hanging on the 2 million range.”
“If you own an RV, convertible, etc as mentioned in the article then factor that into the cost of ownership of these vehicles ... it is not my role as a tax payer to 'subside' your recreational activities, although I like that you have them (I, for instance, have two motorcycles along with my 4-wheel cage ...)”
“Wait 30 seconds for resistance to totally subside and then targeting a vital organ of your choice deliver a piercing thrust to ensure mortality of the wound.”
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“Once contemporary passions subside, however, there can be little doubt that Iraq will be the case study of how to win an anti-insurgent campaign.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘subside’.
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GRE 2014
abate, abdicate, abase, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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all sides
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GRE Barron's 800
abate, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abject, abjure, abscission, abscond, abstemious, abstinence, abysmal, accretion and 787 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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GRE
predilection, explicit, appeal, supplication, appealing, enchanting, ovation, pertinent, apropos, opportunely, applicable, germane and 381 more...
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LIT - Iliad - key words and protagonists
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vocab #3
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big book gre
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Vocab3
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SAT Vocab
Redundant.
problematic, proclivity, prodigal, prodigious, prodigy, profane, profligate, profound, profusion, proliferation, prolific, prologue and 455 more...
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newGRE
mostly from magoosh
imbue, verge on, nonchalant, deliberate, timorous, futile, provisional, dissect, checked, tinged, alluring, visionary and 1046 more...
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2008 more...
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GRE 3500 S
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conglomeration
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