subside

  1. Verb.  To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
  2. Verb.  To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
  3. Verb.  To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

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