Subside /(?)/

Sub·side

Subside

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Subsided; p. pr. & vb. n. Subsiding

  1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
  2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
  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.