subsided

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subsided - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Subsiding.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere
     to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See
     Sit.]
     1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
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     2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
        "Heaven's subsiding hill." --Dryden.
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     3. 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. "In cases of danger, pride and envy
        naturally subside." --C. Middleton.
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     Syn: See Abate.
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