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Meaning of subside

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  subside
      v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: {subside},
           {lessen}]
      2: sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys
         subside"
      3: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters
         become calm" [syn: {subside}, {settle}]
      4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He
         sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: {sink},
         {subside}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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