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Definition subside in British English

subside verb

[intransitive] verb
/səbˈsaɪd/
1

to become weaker, less violent, or less severe

Example

The pain should subside in an hour or two.

Example

By morning the storm had subsided.

Synonyms and related words
crater decrease decline lessen reduce subside
2

if the level of flood water subsides, it becomes lower

Synonyms and related words
break burst cast up
2.1

if land subsides, it sinks to a lower level

Synonyms and related words
rise shift erode
3

if a building subsides, it becomes damaged because the land it is on has sunk

Synonyms and related words
collapse fall down fall over
Definition subside in British English