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   subside

   /səbˈsʌɪd/

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   • 1. become less intense, violent, or severe: "I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides" Similar abatelet upmoderatecalmlullslacken (off)ease (up)relentdie downdie outpeter outtaper offrecedelessensoftenalleviateattenuateremitdiminishdeclinedwindleweakenfadewaneebbstillceasecome to a stopcome to an endterminatequieten downquiet downOpposite intensifyworsen
   • ▪ lapse into silence or inactivity: "Fergus opened his mouth to protest again, then subsided"
   • ▪ give way to (an overwhelming feeling, especially laughter): "Anthony and Mark subsided into mirth"
   • 2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level: "the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise" Similar recedeebbfall backflow backfall awayfallgo downget lowersinksink lowerabatediminishrare:retrocedeOpposite rise
   • ▪ (of the ground) cave in; sink: "the island is subsiding" Similar sinksink backsettlecave infall incollapsecrumplegive waydrop downsagslump
   • ▪ (of a building or other structure) sink lower into the ground: "a ditch which caused the tower to subside slightly"
   • ▪ (of a swelling) reduce until gone: "it took seven days for the swelling to subside completely"
   • ▪ sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying position: "Patrick subsided into his seat" Similar slumpflopsinksagslouchlollfall backcollapsesettleinformal:flumpplonk oneselfplop oneselfOpposite rise

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin subsidere, from sub- ‘below’ + sidere ‘settle’ (related to sedere ‘sit’).

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   Synonym Discussion of Subside. to sink or fall to the bottom : settle; to tend downward : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression… See the full definition

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   SUBSIDE definition: 1. If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme: 2. If a building, land, or water…. Learn more.

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   What does subsided mean?

   • 2. To move or sink to a lower or normal level: The earth subsided as the aquifer drained away. 3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment. 4. To sit down slowly; settle down: "She looked swiftly around, and once she saw her husband, subsided primly onto the edge of a chair" (Jane Stevenson).

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   How do you know if a building is subsiding?

   • If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. The pain had subsided during the night. If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general. Violence has subsided following two days of riots. If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level. Does that mean the whole house is subsiding?

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   What does it mean if a house subsides?

   • [intransitive] (of water) to go back to a normal level The flood waters gradually subsided. [intransitive] (of land or a building) to sink to a lower level; to sink lower into the ground Weak foundations caused the house to subside.

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   What does subsidence mean?

   • 1. to sink to a low or lower level. 2. to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate. 3. to sink or fall to the bottom, as sediment; settle; precipitate. sub•sid•ence (səbˈsaɪd ns, ˈsʌb sɪ dns) n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   What does it mean if a building is subsiding?

   • If the ground or a building is subsiding, it is very slowly sinking to a lower level. Does that mean the whole house is subsiding? If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down. Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.

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   To subside is to die down or become less violent, like rough ocean waves after a storm has passed (or your seasickness, if you happened to be sailing on that ocean).

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   Subside means to become less intense, active, or severe; to sink to a lower level; or to settle down. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples from various sources.

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   subside in British English. (səbˈsaɪd ) verb (intransitive) 1. to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate. 2. to sink or fall to a lower level. 3. (of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse.

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    subsides; subsided; subsiding. Britannica Dictionary definition of SUBSIDE. [no object] 1. : to become less strong or intense. The pain/swelling will subside in a couple of hours. After his anger had subsided, he was able to look at things rationally. We'll have to wait until the wind/storm/rain subsides. 2.