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descend
'descend' - used as a verb
1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
She was descended from an old Italian noble family
3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
4. come as if by falling

derived forms
1. Descend / Past
descended
2. Descend / Third Person
descends
3. Descend / Present Participle
descending
Variations of 'descend'
 
Antonym
  • ascend
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