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descend

verb

de·​scend di-ˈsend How to pronounce descend (audio)
dē-
descended; descending; descends

intransitive verb

1
: to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one
descended from the platform
2
: to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive
descends from the general to the specific
3
a
: to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source : derive
descends from an old merchant family
b
: to pass by inheritance
a desk that has descended in the family
c
: to pass by transmission
songs descended from old ballads
4
a
: to incline, lead, or extend downward
the road descends to the river
b
physiology : to conduct nerve impulses away from the brain
… lesions that interrupt the descending pathways from the cortex or brain stem produce weakness in voluntary movements … Claude Ghez and John Krakauer
5
a
: to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack)
a hawk descending upon its prey
b
: to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above
reporters descended on the candidate
6
: to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent
Their scores were listed in descending order.
7
a
: to lower oneself in status or dignity : stoop
b
: to worsen and sink in condition or estimation
He descended into a deep depression.
descended to poverty
descend into chaos
c
: to pass from higher to lower musical notes
The harmony descends chromatically.

transitive verb

1
: to pass, move, or climb down or down along
descending the staircase
2
: to extend down along
a narrow scar descended her arm
descendible
di-ˈsen-də-bəl How to pronounce descend (audio)
dē-
adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Wait for the elevator to descend. The workers descended into the hole. A herd of goats descended into the valley. The airplane will descend to a lower altitude soon. Descending the mountain was even more dangerous than climbing it. The children descended the staircase silently. The path descends to the river. The stairs descended into the tunnel. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Both mansions open to grassy lawns that descend to a private dock on Biscayne Bay. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The park takes its name from the remote Escalante Canyons and a sequence of huge plateaus that descend like a giant staircase between Bryce Canyon and Zion. Joe Yogerst, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Smoky skies were expected to descend over the Bay Area Tuesday, an effect of the Six Rivers Lightning Complex fires in Northern California. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2022 More than 20,000 country music fans are expected to descend on South Bass Island next week for what has evolved into a two-day music festival on the grounds of Put-in-Bay Airport. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 Both teams are the most recent champions of their leagues and soccer fans beyond Wisconsin are expected to descend on Green Bay to watch the clubs play. Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022 Tens of thousands of participants and spectators from Atlanta and farther afield are expected to descend on the storied event. Mike Esterl, ajc, 4 July 2022 More than 70 musical acts — from Usher and Pusha T to the Dave Matthews Band — and about 54,000 attendees are expected to descend on six blocks of Independence Avenue SW. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 18 June 2022 On the other hand, triple-digit heat is expected to descend on Texas and other neighboring states, where temperatures will climb into the 100s, the National Weather Service said. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- + scandere to climb — more at scan

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3b

Time Traveler
The first known use of descend was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing descend

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