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descend
[dih-send]
verb (used without object)
to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down.
to descend from the mountaintop.
to pass from higher to lower in any scale or series.
to go from generals to particulars, as in a discussion.
to slope, tend, or lead downward.
The path descends to the pond.
to be inherited or transmitted, as through succeeding generations of a family.
The title descends through eldest sons.
to have a specific person or family among one's ancestors (usually followed byfrom ).
He is descended from Cromwell.
to be derived from something remote in time, especially through continuous transmission.
This festival descends from a druidic rite.
to approach or pounce upon, especially in a greedy or hasty manner (followed by on orupon ).
Thrill-seekers descended upon the scene of the crime.
to settle, as a cloud or vapor.
to appear or become manifest, as a supernatural being, state of mind, etc..
Jupiter descended to humankind.
to attack, especially with violence and suddenness (usually followed by on orupon ).
to descend upon enemy soldiers.
to sink or come down from a certain intellectual, moral, or social standard.
He would never descend to baseness.
Astronomy., to move toward the horizon, as the sun or a star.
verb (used with object)
to move downward upon or along; go or climb down (stairs, a hill, etc.).
to extend or lead down along.
The path descends the hill.
descend
/ dɪˈsɛnd /
verb
(also tr) to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc)
(of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down; slope; incline
to move to a lower level, pitch, etc; fall
(often foll by from) to be connected by a blood relationship (to a dead or extinct individual, race, species, etc)
to be passed on by parents or ancestors; be inherited
to sink or come down in morals or behaviour; lower oneself
to arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming way
their relatives descended upon them last week
(of the sun, moon, etc) to move towards the horizon
Other Word Forms
- descendable adjective
- descendingly adverb
- predescend verb
- redescend verb
- undescending adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of descend1
Example Sentences
As one descends the underworld’s nine circles, they must be careful not to let ne’er-do-wells and scoundrels extinguish their flame.
“I went up and I forgot my lines. Shame descended upon me and I had a tough time. I was scared all the time.”
Herjavec and his kids got off the plane, descending into a storm of national news because the Blue Jays are Canada’s team.
Part of Bristol's global visibility came from early "paint jams" where artists would descend on an area to cover it in murals and graffiti.
Since the president couldn’t stop the marches, he chose to descend into the sewer — and not just with the video.
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