·vi To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
II. Subside ·vi To tend downward; to become lower; to Descend; to Sink.
III. Subside ·vi 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.