subside
/səbˈsaɪd/suhb-SYD
/səbˈsaɪd/suhb-SYD
Meaningto sit down under
Common meaning: to sink or settle
Other meanings: to become less
- subunder; from below
- sideto sit; to stayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1658 · scan
‘under’ + ‘to sit’ → subside
Journey through time
- Latinsubsidere‘to settle down’source
- Englishsubside‘to sink or settle’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sedeō ‘to sit’.
Roots
- sedeō, sēdī, sessum Latin “to sit; to stay”
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