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- pronunciation:
- dih
send
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
descends, descending, descended |
| definition 1: |
to move downward or to a lower position or state.
The airplane is beginning to descend now.During his imprisonment, he descended into madness.The government descended into chaos after the ousting of the leader.- synonyms:
- drop, fall, lower
- antonyms:
- ascend, climb, lift, mount, rise
- similar words:
- dive, go down, gravitate, land, plunge, set, sink, stoop, submerge, subside
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| definition 2: |
to incline downward; slope.
This path descends to the ocean.- synonyms:
- decline, dip, fall off, slope
- antonyms:
- ascend
- similar words:
- angle, incline, plunge, slant, subside
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| definition 3: |
to be passed along by inheritance, as from one generation to the next.
This will ensure that the property will descend to your heirs.- synonyms:
- inherit, pass
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| definition 4: |
to be related by blood, esp. through several generations.
My family descends from one of the great clans of Scotland.- synonyms:
- derive
- similar words:
- arise, originate, relate, spring
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| definition 5: |
to attack or overwhelm, as with superior numbers.
Armed guerrillas descended upon the army base.Screaming fans suddenly descended upon the movie star.- synonyms:
- pounce, swoop
- similar words:
- attack, charge, invade, raid, rush
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| related words: |
alight, derive, glide, light, move, pass, rain, sag, settle, trace, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to move to a lower position on or by means of.
He quickly descended the stairs.
- synonyms:
- lower, sink
- antonyms:
- ascend, mount
- similar words:
- dip, dive, land, stoop
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| definition 2: |
to lead downward along.
The ski slope descends the southern face of the mountain.- synonyms:
- decline, slope
- antonyms:
- ascend
- similar words:
- angle, slant
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adverb + (v.)descend
quickly, slowly
(v.)descend
+ adverb
above, deep, directly, gradually, rapidly, steeply
(v.)descend
+ noun
altitude,
anarchy,
ancestor,
basement,
blackness,
bluff,
canyon,
cave,
ceiling,
cellar,
chaos,
curve,
depth,
elevation,
escalator,
escape,
flight,
foot,
gully,
heaven,
hell,
hill,
hillside,
immigrant,
ladder,
lineage,
lobby,
madness,
mile,
monkey,
parachute,
perch,
pit,
pitch,
ramp,
runway,
settler,
shaft,
sky,
slave,
slope,
stair,
staircase,
stairs,
stairway,
stairwell,
step,
subway,
tribe,
tunnel,
underworld,
valley
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The word descend
contains the following parts:
de-
Latin
prefix
that means from; away from; down from; reverse, negate.
  Example words:
biodegradable, debase, debate, decay, deceive, deception, decide, decision, decline, decode, decriminalize, deduct, defer, defoliant, deform, defy, degrade, dehydrate, deject, delete, demagnetize, demerit, demoralize, demote, depend, deplete, deport, depose, deprive, descend, describe, description, desegregate, design, designate, despicable, despise, detach, detect, detract, devolve, indefeasible, independence, indescribable, indestructible
- synonyms:
- dis-, un-
scen, scend
Latin
root
that means climb
Example words:
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