subside

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   wear off or die down

   The pain subsided

2. 2
   verb

   sink down or precipitate

   the mud subsides when the waters become calm

3. 3
   verb

   sink to a lower level or form a depression

   the valleys subside

4. 4
   verb

   To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

   An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal has been removed.

5. 5
   verb

   To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.

   The sea subsides.

6. 6
   verb

   descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

7. 7
   verb

   To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

8. 8
   verb

   To cease talking.

Etymology

From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).