v.
- become less intense, violent, or severe.
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(subside into)
give way to (an overwhelming feeling).
- (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level.
▸(of a swelling) reduce until gone.
- (of a building) sink lower into the ground.
▸(of the ground) cave in; sink.
▸informal sink into a sitting, kneeling, or lying position.
Etymology
C17: from L. subsidere, from sub- ‘below’ + sidere ‘settle’.