subside

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verb

1. wear off or die down (Freq. 4)
- The pain subsided
• Syn:
lessen
• Derivationally related forms:
subsidence
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The water subsides
2. sink to a lower level or form a depression
- the valleys subside
• Derivationally related forms:
subsiding, subsidence
• Hypernyms:
dip, sink
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. sink down or precipitate
- the mud subsides when the waters become calm
• Syn:
settle
• Derivationally related forms:
settlings (for: settle), settling (for: settle)
• Hypernyms:
sink, settle, go down, go under
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- He sank into bed
- She subsided into the chair
• Syn:
sink
• Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sink, settle, lessen