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descend definition

descend


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  descend 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  descend 
 
  Sense  1 
  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
  =>  fall  down  drop  down 
  =>  rappel,  abseil,  rope  down 
  =>  unhorse,  dismount,  light,  get  off  get  down 
  =>  avalanche,  roll  down 
  =>  dive,  plunge,  plunk 
  =>  set  go  down  go  under 
  =>  precipitate 
  =>  sink,  subside 
  =>  crash 
  =>  flop 
  =>  tumble,  topple 
  =>  drop 
  =>  plop 
  =>  pitch 
  =>  alight,  climb  down 
  =>  sink,  settle,  go  down  go  under 
  =>  pounce,  swoop 
  =>  drip 
  =>  cascade,  cascade  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  descend 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  descend 
 
  Sense  1 
  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
  =>  fall  down  drop  down 
  =>  prolapse 
  =>  rappel,  abseil,  rope  down 
  =>  unhorse,  dismount,  light,  get  off  get  down 
  =>  avalanche,  roll  down 
  =>  dive,  plunge,  plunk 
  =>  power-dive 
  =>  nosedive 
  =>  duck 
  =>  crash-dive 
  =>  sky  dive,  parachute 
  =>  set  go  down  go  under 
  =>  precipitate 
  =>  sink,  subside 
  =>  crash 
  =>  flop 
  =>  tumble,  topple 
  =>  keel  over 
  =>  drop 
  =>  plunge,  dump 
  =>  plummet,  plump 
  =>  flump,  flump  down 
  =>  decline 
  =>  dip,  sink 
  =>  subside 
  =>  plop 
  =>  pitch 
  =>  alight,  climb  down 
  =>  sink,  settle,  go  down  go  under 
  =>  subside,  settle 
  =>  founder 
  =>  submerge,  submerse 
  =>  dive 
  =>  belly-flop 
  =>  jackknife 
  =>  pounce,  swoop 
  =>  stoop 
  =>  drip 
  =>  cascade,  cascade  down 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  descend 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  descend 
 
  4  senses  of  descend 
 
  Sense  1 
  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  2 
  derive,  come  descend 
 
  Sense  3 
  condescend,  deign,  descend 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  4 
  fall,  descend,  settle 
  =>  come 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  descend 
 
  descend  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  descend 
 
  Sense  1 
  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  derive,  come  descend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  condescend,  deign,  descend 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  fall,  descend,  settle 
  =>  come 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  descend 
  descendant 
  descendants 
  descendent 
  descender 
  descending  aorta 
  descending  colon 
  descending  node 
 
  Overview  of  verb  descend 
 
  The  verb  descend  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down  --  (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") 
  2.  (3)  derive,  come  descend  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  condescend,  deign,  descend  --  (do  something  that  one  considers  to  be  below  one's  dignity) 
  4.  fall,  descend,  settle  --  (come  as  if  by  falling;  "Night  fell";  "Silence  fell") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  descend 
  descendant 
  descendent 
  descending 
 
  Overview  of  verb  descend 
 
  The  verb  descend  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  descend,  fall,  go  down  come  down  --  (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") 
  2.  (3)  derive,  come  descend  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  condescend,  deign,  descend  --  (do  something  that  one  considers  to  be  below  one's  dignity) 
  4.  fall,  descend,  settle  --  (come  as  if  by  falling;  "Night  fell";  "Silence  fell") 



descend definition