subside

v. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink. “Heaven's subsiding hill.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Abate. [ 1913 Webster ]