subside

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• subside — [ sybzid; sypsid ] n. m. • 1236 « assistance, secours »; succide 1220; lat. subsidium « renfort, ressources » ♦ Somme versée à un particulier ou à un groupement à titre d aide, de subvention, en rémunération de services. ⇒ 1. aide, allocation, 1 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• subside — SUBSIDE. s. f. Impost, levée de deniers qu on fait sur le peuple pour les necessitez de l Estat. Nouveau subside. imposer, lever un subside, des subsides. Subside, se prend aussi, pour un secours d argent qu un Prince donne à un autre Prince son… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• Subside — Sub*side , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• subside — ► VERB 1) become less intense, violent, or severe. 2) (of water) go down to a lower or the normal level. 3) (of a building) sink lower into the ground. 4) (of the ground) cave in; sink. 5) (subside into) give way to (an overwhelming feeling).… …   English terms dictionary

• subside — I verb abate, become less active, calm, considere, decline, decrease, descend, die away, diminish, dip, drop, dwindle, ebb, fall, fall away, fall off, grow less, lapse, lessen, let up, lull, melt away, mitigate, moderate, peter out, quiet, recede …   Law dictionary

• subside — (v.) 1680s, to sink to the bottom, from L. subsidere settle, sink, sit down or remain, from sub down (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + sidere to settle, related to sedere (see SEDENTARY (Cf. sedentary)). Meaning to sink to a lower level, be reduced is from… …   Etymology dictionary

• subside — 1 *fall, drop, sink, slump Analogous words: sag, flag, *droop, wilt: shrink, *contract, constrict 2 *abate, wane, ebb Analogous words: dwindle, diminish, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• subside — [v] die down; decrease abate, cave in, collapse, decline, de escalate, descend, die away, diminish, drop, dwindle, ease, ease off, ebb, fall, let up, level off, lower, lull, melt, moderate, peter out*, quieten, recede, settle, sink, slacken,… …   New thesaurus

• subside — Subside, ou secours, Subsidium …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

• subside — [səb sīd′] vi. subsided, subsiding [L subsidere < sub , under + sidere, to settle < sedere, to SIT] 1. to sink or fall to the bottom; settle, as sediment 2. to sink to a lower level 3. to become less active, intense, etc.; abate SYN. WANE… …   English World dictionary

• subside — (sub si d ) s. m. 1°   Secours d argent que des sujets donnent à leur souverain. Les subsides accordés au roi d Angleterre par le parlement. On demanda tant au clergé par forme de subside. •   Ils se trouvent fort chargés par cent mille écus de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré