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subside

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  1. abate                 
 
sub.side \s*b-'si-d\ \s*b-'si-d-*n(t)s, 's*b-s*d-*n(t)s\ vi [L subsidere, 
   fr. sub- + sidere to sit down, sink; akin to L]sede-re to sit - more at SIT 
   1: to sink or fall to the bottom : SETTLE  2: to tend downward : DESCEND; 
   esp : to flatten out so as  to form a depression 3: to let oneself settle 
   down : SINK {subsided into a chai r} 4: to become tranquil {the sea ~s}  - 
   sub.si.dence n