descend

Letters that make descend

s, d, e, n, c are letters that make 'descend'

Words within descend

DES, SC, Sc, en, scend, CE, end, DE, ND, Ce, Es, Nd are words within 'descend'

Anagrams of descend

scended is an anagram of 'descend'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of descend

descends is a word created by adding a letter to 'descend'

4 possible definitions for 'descend'

Descend as "come from, be connected by a relationship of blood, for example"

Under this definition, descend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

derive, come have the same meaning as 'descend'

Derivatives of descend

filiation, pedigree, bloodline, line of descent, blood line, ancestry, parentage, derivation, lineage, descent, line, origin, stemma, descendant, descendent, blood, derivative, stock are derivatives of 'descend'.

Verb groups of descend

derive, hail, come are verb groups of 'descend'.

Example of descend used within this context

"She was descended from an old Italian noble family", "he comes from humble origins"

Descend as "do something that one considers to be below one's dignity"

Under this definition, descend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deign, condescend have the same meaning as 'descend'

descend as a type

'descend' can be a type of move, act.

Descend as "move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way"

Under this definition, descend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

go down, come down, fall have the same meaning as 'descend'

Antonyms

uprise, come up, move up, arise, go up, lift, go up, ascend, rise have the opposite meaning of 'descend'

descend as a type

'descend' can be a type of locomote, go, move, travel.

Types of descend

go down, rope down, unhorse, roll down, topple, alight, climb down, cascade down, prolapse, get down, get off, light, dismount, avalanche, plunge, plunk, dive, sink, decline, slump, subside, go under, correct, set, flop, sink, go down, go under, drip, cascade, settle, rappel, swoop, pounce, precipitate, plop, tumble, pitch, crash, abseil, drop are types of 'descend'.

Derivatives of descend

descendant, descendent, descent, fall are derivatives of 'descend'.

Descend as "come as if by falling"

Under this definition, descend is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

settle, fall have the same meaning as 'descend'

descend as a type

'descend' can be a type of come.

Verb groups of descend

fall is a verb group of descend.


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