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1. A gradual sinking to a lower level
   - settling, subsidence

1. Wear off or die down
   "The pain subsided"
   - 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"
   - settle
    
4. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   "She subsided into the chair"
   - sink

See also: subsidence

Type of: come down, descend, dip, fall, go down, go under, settle, sink, sinking, weaken