DESCEND Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word descend. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DESCEND
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| fall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve • the season when the leaves fall from the trees • a sudden drop from an upright position • a downward slope or bend • a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance • a movement downward • the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) • the time of day immediately following sunset • when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity verb • descend in free fall under the influence of gravity • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind • come under, be classified or included • fall from clouds • suffer defeat, failure, or ruin • die, as in battle or in a hunt • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • be captured • occur at a specified time or place • decrease in size, extent, or range • yield to temptation or sin • lose office or power • to be given by assignment or distribution • move in a specified direction • be due • lose one's chastity • to be given by right or inheritance • come into the possession of • fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed • be inherited by • slope downward • lose an upright position suddenly • drop oneself to a lower or less erect position • fall or flow in a certain way • assume a disappointed or sad expression • be cast down • come out; issue • be born, used chiefly of lambs • begin vigorously • go as if by falling • come as if by falling | ||||||||
| go down | verbv | |||||||
verb • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • go under • grow smaller • be recorded or remembered • be ingested • be defeated • disappear beyond the horizon • stop operating | ||||||||
| come | verbv | |||||||
noun • the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract verb • move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • come to pass; arrive, as in due course • reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position • to be the product or result • be found or available • come forth • be a native of • extend or reach • exist or occur in a certain point in a series • cover a certain distance • come under, be classified or included • happen as a result • add up in number or quantity • to measure up to in kind or quality • be received • come to one's mind; suggest itself • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example • proceed or get along • experience orgasm • have a certain priority | ||||||||
| condescend | verbv | |||||||
verb • behave in a patronizing and condescending manner • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity • debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way • treat condescendingly | ||||||||
| deign | verbv | |||||||
verb • do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | ||||||||
| derive | verbv | |||||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • obtain • obtain from a particular source • develop or evolve from a latent or potential state • come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | ||||||||
| settle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a long wooden bench with a back verb • settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground • bring to an end; settle conclusively • settle conclusively; come to terms • take up residence and become established • come to terms • go under • become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style • become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet • establish or develop as a residence • come to rest • arrange or fix in the desired order • accept despite lack of complete satisfaction • end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement • dispose of; make a financial settlement • become clear by the sinking of particles • cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) • sink down or precipitate • fix firmly • get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury • make final; put the last touches on; put into final form • form a community • come as if by falling | ||||||||
| come down | verbv | |||||||
verb • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way • be the essential element • fall from clouds • get sick • criticize or reprimand harshly | ||||||||
