Subside
Pronunciation : Sub*side"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See Sit.]
Definition : 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913