descend (v.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: fall , fall , go down , go down , come down , come down ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: derive , come ]

  3. do something that one considers to be below ones dignity

    [ Syn: condescend , deign ]

  4. come as if by falling; Night fell; Silence fell

    [ Syn: fall , settle ]

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