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Difference between ”to subside” and ”to calm down”


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exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2021
Vincent:

The verb ”to subside” is mostly intended to convey the sense that some phenomenon or action/activity is ”abating” / ”becoming less severe” / ”becoming less intense”. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with the meaning of the phrase ”calming down”.
nmesomtoChukwu profile picture nmesomtoChukwuJanuary 2021
In addition to the answers already provided, unlike ’calm down’, ’subside’ is not usually used to refer to people.