subside

intr.v., -sid·ed, -sid·ing, -sides.

1. To sink to a lower or normal level.
2. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.
3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.
4. To become less agitated or active; abate. See synonyms at decrease.

[Latin subsīdere : sub-, sub- + sīdere, to settle.]

subsidence sub·si'dence (səb-sīd'ns, sŭb'sĭ-dns) n.

verb

To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off. or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, wane. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: die down; decrease
Antonyms: grow, increase, rise

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: wear off or die down
  Synonym: lessen

Meaning #2: sink to a lower level or form a depression

Meaning #3: sink down or precipitate
  Synonym: settle

Meaning #4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
  Synonym: sink

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bundfælde sig, synke, sænke sig, skride sammen, sætte sig, aftage, falde til ro

Nederlands (Dutch)
afnemen, gaan liggen

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'apaiser, se clamer, retomber, diminuer, reculer, se retirer, s'affaisser, s'effondrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - sinken, sich senken, abklingen, nachlassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βουλιάζω, καθιζάνω, καταλαγιάζω, καταρρέω, υποχωρώ

Italiano (Italian)
calare, declinare, placarsi, diminuire, calmarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diminuir

Русский (Russian)
падать, утихать, опускаться, оседать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hundirse, depositarse, asentarse, menguar, disminuir, aflojar, amainar, calmarse, ceder

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sjunka, sätta sig, försjunka, tystna, tiga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
退落, 消失, 消退, 平静下来, 平息

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 退落, 消失, 消退, 平靜下來, 平息

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 가라앉다, 빠지다, 침전하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 沈澱する, 沈下する, 静まる, 沈黙する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرسب الثقل , يغور يخمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שקע, ירד, נרגע, שכך‬

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