subside vs descend

subside and descend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subside	No	No	Yes	No
descend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, descend is a hypernym of subside; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than subside:

Other hypernyms of subside include come down, fall, go down.

subside (verb)	descend (verb)
wear off or die down	come as if by falling
sink down or precipitate	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
sink to a lower level or form a depression	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example