Subsides

verb

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

2.verbTo fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

3.verbTo fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

"The fever has subsided."

4.verbTo cease talking.

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