1. descend - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): fall, go_down, come_down
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
Antonym(s): ascend
2. descend - verb
· 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"
3. descend - verb
· do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Synonym(s): condescend, deign
4. descend - verb
· come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
Hypernym(s): come
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