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Descend
dɪˈsɛnd
- move or fall downwards
"the aircraft began to descend"
go down come down- (of a mammal's testes) pass from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum
- (of a road, path, or flight of steps) slope or lead downwards
"a side road descended into the forest"
- move down (a slope or stairs)
"the vehicle descended a ramp"
- move down a scale of quality
"three hotels were granted the prestigious five-star status, whilst others descended in quality or maintained their ranking"
- (of sound) become lower in pitch
"the chords descended in spectacular style from the upper register to the lower"
- act in a shameful way that is far below one's usual standards
"he was scrupulous in refusing to descend to misrepresentation"
- (of a situation or group of people) reach (an undesirable state)
"the army had descended into chaos"
- make a sudden attack on
"the militia descended on Rye"
attack make a raid on assault set upon descend on swoop on harass harry blitz make inroads on assail storm rush charge- make an unexpected visit to
"groups of visiting supporters descended on a local pub"
- (of a feeling) develop suddenly and affect a place or person
"with her death, a cloud of gloom descended upon Bollywood"
- (of night or darkness) begin to occur
"as the winter darkness descended, the fighting ceased"
- be a blood relative of (a specified ancestor)
"John Dalrymple was descended from an ancient Ayrshire family"
be a descendant of originate from issue from spring from have as an ancestor derive from- (of an asset) pass by inheritance, typically from parent to child
"his lands descended to his eldest son"