descend

de-scend · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To move or go downward from a higher to a lower level or position.

  2. 2.

    To be a blood relative of a particular ancestor; to have one's origin in.

  3. 3.

    To move from a higher to a lower state or condition; to deteriorate.

  4. 4.

    To make a sudden attack or visit.

Related words

Antonyms: ascend, climb, rise
Synonyms: drop, fall, go down, plunge, sink

Etymology

From Old French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- meaning "down" and scandere meaning "to climb."