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What (who) is Subside - definition
subside
¦ verb
1. become less intense, violent, or severe.
(subside into) give way to (an overwhelming feeling).
2. (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level.
(of a swelling) reduce until gone.
3. (of a building) sink lower into the ground.
(of the ground) cave in; sink.
informal sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying position.
Origin
C17: from L. subsidere, from sub- 'below' + sidere 'settle'.
subside
(subsides, subsiding, subsided)
1.
If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
The pain had subsided during the night...
VERB: V
2.
If fighting subsides, it becomes less intense or general.
Violence has subsided following two days of riots.
VERB: V
3.
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?
VERB: V
4.
If a level of water, especially flood water, subsides, it goes down.
Local officials say the flood waters have subsided.
VERB: V
subside
v. n.
1.
Sink, settle.
2.
Decrease, diminish, lessen, lull, wane, ebb, abate, intermit, grow less.
3.
Descend, sink, become lower, tend downward, settle.
Examples of use of Subside
1. "Firstly, unscrupulous spending in the region could subside and as a result inflation could subside more than anticipated in the coming quarters.
2. The report added that, in general, inflation will subside.
3. Storm surge flooding was expected to continue to subside overnight.
4. Grievances and hatred need feeding, otherwise they subside.
5. "The ticked–off factor is beginning to subside," Burke said.