subside
Other forms: subsided; subsiding; subsides
To subside is to die down or become less violent, like rough ocean waves after a storm has passed (or your seasickness, if you happened to be sailing on that ocean).
Subside comes from the Latin prefix sub- (meaning "down") and the Latin verb sidere (meaning "to settle"). Subside is often used when a negative situation has improved significantly. For example, violence, disease, and unemployment can all subside. Here's hoping that they do.
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wear off or die down
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sink to a lower level or form a depression
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descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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sink down or precipitate
Vocabulary lists containing subside
When war destroys their life in Syria, Nuri Ibrahim tries to hold onto hope that he and his grieving wife will survive the dangerous journey to a new home.
When almost-eight-year-old Georgie Burgess wins a rosebush from a Florida grocery store, he seeks to give it the tender-loving home that he has never known.
In this first book of the Masterminds trilogy, a shocking secret about the safe and happy life in Serenity, New Mexico is revealed through the perspectives of five middle school students.
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