subside

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal has been removed."
• "The sea subsides."
• "The tumults of war will subside."

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