subsideverb [ I ]
uk/səbˈsaɪd/us/səbˈsaɪd/subside verb [ I ] (LESS STRONG)
If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme:
The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside.
As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car.
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Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- adulterate
- attenuate
- attrition
- blow over
- blunt
- deflate
- dial
- dim
- emasculate
- flagging
- jelly
- keep sb down
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- muffle
- neutralize
- pine
- sag
- shake
- wither on the vine idiom
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subside verb [ I ] (LOWER LEVEL)
If a building, land, or water subsides, it goes down to a lower level:
There is a danger that many homes will subside because of the drought.
Eventually the flood waters began to subside.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let sth down
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- step sth down
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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