 descend |
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| 1. | [ verb ] move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | |
| Synonyms: | fall come_down go_down | |
| Examples: | "The temperature is going down" "The barometer is falling" "The curtain fell on the diva" "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
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| Related terms: | rise ascend travel drop drip tumble crash pounce unhorse fall_down sink dive alight sink pitch set flop cascade precipitate precipitate correct rappel avalanche prolapse plop collapse descent fall | |
| 2. | [ verb ] come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | |
| Synonyms: | come derive | |
| Examples: | "She was descended from an old Italian noble family" "he comes from humble origins" |
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| Related terms: | hail derive derivation descendant descent ancestry | |
| 3. | [ verb ] to sink in status or dignity, or worsen in condition | |
| Synonyms: | stoop | |
| Related terms: | move hold stoop | |
| 4. | [ verb ] do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | |
| Synonyms: | deign condescend | |
| Related terms: | act | |
| 5. | [ verb ] come as if by falling | |
| Synonyms: | settle fall | |
| Examples: | "Night fell" "Silence fell" |
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| Related terms: | come fall | |
| Similar spelling: |
descender descending descendent descendant descent deckhand dehiscent decent decant descant decently decanter decontrol |
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