Sub*side" (?), 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.
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 1913.