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descend
verb
(de-scend)
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Synonyms:
come down,
fall
, go down,
Antonyms:
ascend
,
descend
verb
(de-scend)
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
Synonyms:
come
,
derive
,
Examples:
She was descended from an old Italian noble family.
descend
verb
(de-scend)
come as if by falling
Synonyms:
fall
,
settle
,
descend
verb
(de-scend)
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Synonyms:
condescend
,
deign
,
Words Related to
descend
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fall
,
stoop
,
come
,
condescend
,
deign
,
derive
,
come down
,
go down
,
arrive
,
wend
,
disembark
,
shoot
,
deplane
,
drop
,
dismount
,
get
,
kill
,
paddle
,
decline
,
shot
,
lower
,
deboard
,
ascend
,
hurtle
,
clamber
,
climb
,
traverse
,
converge
,
flee
,
redescend
,
trudge
,
gather
,
decamp
,
congregated
,
trekked
,
depart
,
careen
,
totter
,
wander
,
tramped
,
climb up
,
hover
,
meander
,
traipse
,
swarmed
,
glide
,
infest
,
populate
,
perambulate
,
flocked
,
scurry
,
journeyed
,
saunter
,
erupt
,
engulf
,
hightail
,
trundle
,
stramazoun
,
inhabit
,
trooping
,
sashay
,
metamorphose
,
waddle
,
amble
,
clomp
,
trample
,
devolve
,
degenerate
,
teeter
,
gallivant
,
marching
,
encamp
,
convene
,
flit
,
embark
,
mosey
,
creeps
,
thronged
,
ferried
,
inundate
,
conquer
,
massed
,
stumble
,
transfix
,
slither
,
bivouacked
,
catanadromous
,
heading
,
beckons
,
pour
,
intrude
,
change of location
,
invade
,
skulk
,
jostle
,
unfurl
,
teem
,
slosh
,
straggle
,
stomp
,
descend
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