subside

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
2. (intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
3. (intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.
4. (colloquial, intransitive) To cease talking.

Synonyms

abate

diminish

settle

calm down

die down

sink

decrease

lessen

go down

drop

decline

calm

ebb

collapse

reduce

cease

fall

shrink

recede

lower

die away

dry up

reduced

cave in

weaken

grow less

slump

dwindle

quiet down

sag

cool down

ease

deteriorate

descend

fade

become quiet

become silent

cool off

stop

🛑

settle down

pacify

precipitate

quiet

set

disappear

climb down

finish

fall flat

hang

quieten down

Translations

luwen

menguar

se calmer

disminuir

bekoelen

calmarsi

quietarsi

bedaren

discendere

calare

sprofondare

abbassare

sich senken

هبط

sich legen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sʌbˈsaɪd/

Etymology

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