Looking for the meaning or definition of the word descend? That's all it means.
to move down from a higher area
descend, fall, go down, come down(verb)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"
derive, come, descend(verb)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"
condescend, deign, descend(verb)do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
fall, descend, settle(verb)come as if by falling
"Night fell"; "Silence fell"
to lead or extend downwardthe pathway descends to the river bank
to become worse or of less valuethe order of the classroom descended into chaos when the teacher left the room
to go to a lower level especially abruptly leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn windwait for the elevator to descend
to come down from something (as a vehicle)the driver descended from the truck's cab, dreading to see what he had hit
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