Descend

[v] come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
[v] 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"
[v] do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
[v] 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"

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Synonyms

come, come down, condescend, deign, derive, fall, fall, go down, settle

Antonyms

arise, ascend, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise

Related Terms

advance, alight, ascend, assault, attack, back, back up, bank, be shamed, budge, cant, careen, cascade, cataract, change, change hands, change ownership, change place, circle, climb, climb down, collapse, come down, come in, condescend, crash, crash-land,