Meaning & use
descend
To move or go downward from a higher place to a lower one.
See it in a sentence
The hikers slowly descended the steep, rocky trail before sunset.
The plane began to descend as it approached the runway.
A note on using this word
Also used for lineage, as in "descended from," meaning to be related to an ancestor.
Words with a similar meaning
go downdrop
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Words with an opposite meaning
ascendrise
Another way to use it
2. verb
To be related to someone as an ancestor through a line of family.
She is proud to be descended from one of the town's original settlers.
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