subside-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: wear off; die down

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[abstract] SUBSIDE NP1[theme] SUBSIDE

Examples:
The pain subsided.
Mark's horrible fear of death subsided as the car drove away.
Tenses with Syria have subsided.
Has racism subsided or increased in America?

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: subside.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: sink to a lower level; descend

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[theme,concrete] SUBSIDE (PP[concrete])

Examples:
If you buy a house that was build on soil that has subsided, beware
of foundation cracks.
The flood waters have subsided from the neighborhood.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4