Sub-sīde', v. i.

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SUBSIDED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUBSIDING.] [Lat. subsidere, from prefix sub, under, below, and sidere, to sit down, to settle.]

1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
2. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to become tranquil; to abate; as, the tumults of war will subside.

In cases of danger, pride and envy naturally subside. Middleton. 3. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink; as, a subsiding hill. Syn.—See ABATE.