What does "subsides" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of subside

What is a synonym for "subsides"?

Common synonyms include: decline, decrease, drop, lapse, lessen, lower.

Subsides

verb

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Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of subside form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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decline decrease drop lapse lessen lower

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"Pyrexia is but a sign of the intensity of the activities of the infective agent, and by artificially reducing the body heat we really do not lessen the virulence of the poison, as shown by the rise of the temperature again as soon as the action of the antipyretic subsides."

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