subside

verb
/sʌbˈsaɪd/

Etymology

From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).

  1. derived from subsīdō

Definitions

  1. To sink or fall to the bottom

    To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

  2. To fall downward

    To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.

  3. To fall into a state of calm

    To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.

    • The sea subsides.
    • The tumults of war will subside.
    • The fever has subsided.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To cease talking.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at subside. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01subside02descend03source04information05entity06database07application08laying09lay

A definitional loop anchored at subside. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at subside

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA