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Webster 1913 Edition

Subside

Sub-side′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Subsided
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Subsiding
.]
[L.
subsidere
;
sub
under, below +
sidere
to sit down, to settle; akin to
sedere
to sit, E.
sit
. See
Sit
.]
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subside

SUBSI'DE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. subsido; sub and sido, to settle. See Set.]
1.
To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle; as lees.
2.
To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to become tranquil. Let the passions subside. The tumults of war will subside. Christ commanded, and the storm subsided.
3.
To tend downwards; to sink; as a subsiding hill. The land subsides into a plain.
4.
To abate; to be reduced.
In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside.

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