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Defenition of the word descend

    • Defenition of the word descend

      • To go from a higher to a lower place.
      • To come from; to be connected by a relationship of blood.
      • To move downward and lower (e.g. of temperature values or falling objects).
      • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
      • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
      • move downward but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "Real estate prices are coming down"
      • to sink in status or dignity, or worsen in condition
      • come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
      • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
      • do something that one considers to be below one''s dignity
      • come as if by falling
      • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
      • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

    Synonyms for the word descend

      • come
      • come down
      • condescend
      • deign
      • derive
      • fall
      • go down
      • stoop

    Similar words in the descend

      • break
      • cave in
      • collapse
      • fall in
      • founder
      • give
      • give way

    Hyponyms for the word descend

      • abseil
      • alight
      • avalanche
      • cascade
      • cascade down
      • climb down
      • correct
      • crash
      • decline
      • dismount
      • dive
      • drip
      • drop
      • flop
      • get down
      • get off
      • go down
      • go under
      • light
      • pitch
      • plop
      • plunge
      • plunk
      • pounce
      • precipitate
      • prolapse
      • rappel
      • roll down
      • rope down
      • set
      • settle
      • sink
      • slump
      • subside
      • swoop
      • topple
      • tumble
      • unhorse

    Hypernyms for the word descend

      • act
      • arise
      • come
      • develop
      • go
      • grow
      • locomote
      • move
      • originate
      • rise
      • spring up
      • travel

    Antonyms for the word descend

      • arise
      • ascend
      • come up
      • go up
      • lift
      • move up
      • rise
      • uprise

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