All 4 Uses of
subside
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- All the feelings that had subsided and died down in his heart revived instantly.†
Chpt 2subsided = became less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps went away entirely
- He subsided into gloomy silence and hurriedly dressed himself.†
Chpt 9
- Kolya subsided into dignified silence.†
Chpt 10
- At one moment he went up to the coffin to set straight the cover or the wreath, when a candle fell out of the candlestick he rushed to replace it and was a fearful time fumbling over it, then he subsided and stood quietly by the coffin with a look of blank uneasiness and perplexity.†
Chpt Epil. *
Definitions:
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(1)
(subside as in: her anger subsided) become less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps going away entirely
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(2)
(subside as in: the ground subsided) sink or settle to a lower level
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In classic literature, subside may be used as a synonym for sit as in "She subsided into the chair."