v.
- move downwards.
▸(of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead down.
- Music become lower in pitch.
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(descend on)
make a sudden attack on or unwelcome visit to.
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(be descended from)
be a blood relative of (an ancestor).
▸
(often descend to)
pass by inheritance.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. descendre, from L. descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’.