descend
To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.
Other meanings
Of a flight of stairs, a road, etc.: to lead down (a hill, a slope, etc.).
To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
Synonyms
- fall
- go down
- come down
Related words
- undescended
- descendancy
- descendence
- descendency
- descendible
- redescend
- descendance
- descend on
- descend upon
- descender
- maldescended
- descend into the arena
Word history
From Latin "dēscendere".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “descend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.