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descend

verb

1 descend

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.

synonyms: come down, fall, go down.

Roget 36: decrease, diminish, lessen; abridge etc. (shorten) 201; shrink etc. (contract) 195; drop off, fall off, tail off; ... show more

Roget 306: descend; go down, drop down, come down; fall, gravitate, drop, slip, slide, rappel, settle; plunge, plummet, ... show more

Dutch: afdalen, dalen, zakken

2 descend

Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example:
— She was descended from an old Italian noble family.

synonyms: come, derive.

Dutch: afstammen, spruiten

3 descend

Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.

synonyms: condescend, deign.

Dutch: verwaardigen, zich verwaardigen

4 descend

Come as if by falling.

synonyms: fall, settle.


Moby thesaurus: advance, alight, ascend, assault, attack, back, back up, bank, be shamed, budge, cant, careen, cascade, cataract, change, change hands, change ownership, change place, circle, climb ... show more.

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