subsided

Meanings

• The process of something sinking or settling below the surface.

  - "The ship subsided in the rough sea."
  - "The ground subsided due to the mining activities."
  - "The tree subsided in the heavy rain."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with subsided
subsided , decided , allied , multiplied , applied , aligned , realigned , subdivided , provided , supplied , assuaged

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Homophones

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1. Subsided (en) : The process of something sinking or settling below the surface.
   

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Variants

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subside , subsided , subsidence , subsidences , subsides , subsiding

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Forms

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{"term"=>"Subsided (past tense)", "definition"=>"The process of something having sunk or settled below the surface."}, {"term"=>"Subsided (past participle)", "definition"=>"The process of something having sunk or settled below the surface, typically as a completed action."}

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Etymology

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The word 'subsided' is derived from the Latin word 'subsidium', which means 'help' or 'support'. The English word 'subside' was later formed by adding the suffix '-ide' to the base word 'subsidium'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sinking:

2. Settling:

3. Descending:

4. Ascending:

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Culture

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In English literature, the word 'subsided' has been used to describe the process of something sinking or settling below the surface. For example, in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', the character Lady Macbeth says, 'The raven himself is hoarse / That croaks the fatal entering / Of Macbeth' (Act 5, Scene 5). Here, the word 'entering' could be replaced with the word 'subsided', to describe the process of Macbeth's entry into the scene being described as him sinking or settling below the surface.

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