descend
/dɪsˈɛnd/
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Definitions
Verb
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"
Verb
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"
Verb
do something that one considers to be below one''s dignity
Verb
come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
More Specific Terms
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