subside

About 1.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
2. verb To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
3. verb To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.

   The sea subsides.

4. verb To cease talking.

Similar words

lessen settle decline decrease reduce quell diminish defuse elimination disappear

Often followed by

and into in as after with within to when

Word family

subsided subsidence subsidences subsides subsiding