First Known Use: 1607
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subside
intransitive verb sub·side \səb-ˈsīd\
: to become less strong or intense
: to move down to a lower level
sub·sid·edsub·sid·ing
Full Definition of SUBSIDE
1
: to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
2
: to tend downward : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
3
: to let oneself settle down : sink <subsided into a chair>
4
: to become quiet or less <as the fever subsides> <my anger subsided>
— sub·si·dence \səb-ˈsī-dən(t)s, ˈsəb-sə-dən(t)s\ noun
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Origin of SUBSIDE
Latin subsidere, from sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
Related to SUBSIDE
- Synonyms
- abate, decline, de-escalate, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down), recede, relent, remit, shrink, decrease, taper, taper off, wane
Synonym Discussion of SUBSIDE
abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing <the storm abated>. subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation <the protests subsided after a few days>. wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive <waning enthusiasm>. ebb suggests the receding of something (as the tide) that commonly comes and goes <the ebbing of daylight>.
Rhymes with SUBSIDE
abide, allied, applied, aside, astride, backside, backslide, bankside, beachside, bedside, beside, bestride, betide, blear-eyed, blindside, blow-dried, blue-eyed, broadside, bromide, bug-eyed, Burnside, clear-eyed, cockeyed, cold-eyed, collide, confide, courtside, cowhide, cross-eyed, curbside, dayside, decide, deride, divide, dockside, doe-eyed, downside, downslide, dry-eyed, ebb tide, elide, field guide, fireside, flip side, flood tide, fluoride, foreside, four-eyed, free ride, freeze-dried, Girl Guide, glass-eyed, graveside, green-eyed, hagride, hang glide, hard-eyed, hawkeyed, hayride, high tide, hillside, horsehide, inside, in stride, ironside, joyride, kingside, lakeside, landslide, low tide, lynx-eyed, misguide, moon-eyed, neap tide, nearside, nightside, noontide, offside, onside, outride, outside, pie-eyed, poolside, pop-eyed, preside, prompt side, provide, quayside, queenside, rawhide, red tide, reside, ringside, riptide, roadside, seaside, self-pride, sharp-eyed, shipside, shoreside, Shrovetide, sloe-eyed, snowslide, springtide, squint-eyed, stateside, statewide, storewide, Strathclyde, streamside, strong side, tailslide, tongue-tied, topside, trackside, trailside, untried, upside, vat-dyed, walleyed, war bride, waveguide, wayside, wide-eyed, wild-eyed, worldwide, yuletide
SUBSIDENCE Defined for Kids
subside
verb sub·side \səb-ˈsīd\
sub·sid·edsub·sid·ing
Definition of SUBSIDE for Kids
1
: to become less strong or intense <The pain subsided.> <The storm is beginning to subside.>
2
: to become lower : sink <The flood subsided.>
Medical Dictionary
subside
intransitive verb sub·side \səb-ˈsīd\
sub·sid·edsub·sid·ing
Medical Definition of SUBSIDE
: to lessen in severity : become diminished <the fever subsided>
—sub·si·dence \səb-ˈsīd-ən(t)s, ˈsəb-səd-ən(t)s\ noun
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