subside

Verb
  1. Wear off or die down (synset 200233328)
    "The pain subsided"
    hypernym: weaken - become weaker
    synonym: lessen
  2. Sink to a lower level or form a depression (synset 201990381)
    "the valleys subside"
    hypernym: dip, sink - appear to move downward
  3. Sink down or precipitate (synset 201990199)
    "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"
    hypernym: go down, go under, settle, sink - go under
    synonym: settle
  4. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place (synset 201975943)
    "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
    hypernym: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    synonym: sink

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