- (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.
- (v.i.) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- (v.i.) To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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