All 6 Uses of
subside
in
The Hot Zone
- It was around that time that he began to get better, and after many days his fever subsided and his eyes cleared; his mind and personality came back, and he recovered slowly but completely.†
p. 46.8subsided = became less intense, less severe, or less active -- perhaps went away entirely
- For reasons that are not clear, the outbreak subsided, and the virus vanished.†
p. 99.6
- It subsided on the headwaters of the Ebola River and went back to its hiding place in the forest.†
p. 130.2
- When his vomiting subsided, Dalgard helped him to his feet, took him indoors, and made him lie down on a couch.†
p. 304.3 *
- He prayed a little, remembering his favorite passages in the Bible, and his dry heaves subsided.†
p. 305.9
- Ebola had risen in these rooms, flashed its colors, fed, and subsided into the forest.†
p. 411.9
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."