subside

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.

Verb

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
- An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but...
To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil.
- The sea subsides.
- The tumults of war will subside.
- The fever has subsided.
Synonyms: abate
To cease talking.

From Latin subsīdō (“to settle, subside”).