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subside

/səb'saɪd/

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verb
wear off or die down
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"The pain subsided"

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lessen

type of:
weaken
verb
sink down or precipitate
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"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"

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settle

type of:
go down go under settle sink
verb
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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"She subsided into the chair"

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sink

type of:
go down descend come down fall
verb
sink to a lower level or form a depression
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"the valleys subside"

type of:
dip sink

Examples of subside

"The pain subsided"
"the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
"She subsided into the chair"
"the valleys subside"