subside
(verb)
verb
1. wear off or die down
- The pain subsided
Similar word(s): lessen
Definition categories: change, weaken
2. sink to a lower level or form a depression
- the valleys subside
Definition categories: motion, dip, sink
3. sink down or precipitate
- the mud subsides when the waters become calm
Similar word(s): settle
Definition categories: motion, settle, sink
4. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- She subsided into the chair
Similar word(s): sink
Definition categories: motion, descend, fall
Sentences with subside as a verb:
- The sea subsides. The tumults of war will subside. The fever has subsided.