the world > action or operation > inaction > be inactive [verb (intransitive)] > become inactive (5)
intransitive. To sleep, sink to rest, become quiet.
intransitive. To become quiescent; to subside into.
Of a person, etc. intransitive. To fall into an inactive or less active or efficient state.
intransitive. To sink to or into a less active condition or a state of rest.
figurative. To become quiescent or inactive.