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descend v. [
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"
. wn #2
descend v. [
derive, come] 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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descend v. [
condescend, deign] do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
. wn #4
descend v. [
fall, settle] come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
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