descend
descend Lexical Profile
descend Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To move or fall downward from a higher level to a lower one.
"The hikers began to descend the steep mountain trail before sunset."
To trace one's ancestry, lineage, or evolutionary origin from a particular person, group, or species.
"Modern domestic dogs descend from ancient wolf populations."
To sink or deteriorate into a worse, disorderly, or shameful state or behavior.
"Without a clear agenda, the committee meeting quickly descended into chaos."
To arrive suddenly, unexpectedly, or in large numbers, or to fall over an area (especially of night, silence, or visitors).
"Thousands of tourists descend on the coastal town every summer."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French descendre, from Latin descendere ('to come down, sink'), formed from the prefix de- ('down') and scandere ('to climb').