English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Subside

Subside (v. i.)

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

Subside (v. i.)

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

Subside (v. i.)

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.