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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Descend \De*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Descended; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Descending.] [F. descendre, L. descendere,
     descensum; de- + scandere to climb. See Scan.]
     1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards;
        to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing,
        walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; --
        the opposite of ascend.
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              The rain descended, and the floods came. --Matt.
                                                    vii. 25.
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              We will here descend to matters of later date.
                                                    --Fuller.
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     2. To enter mentally; to retire. [Poetic]
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              [He] with holiest meditations fed,
              Into himself descended.               --Milton.
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     3. To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage
        ground; to come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or
        upon.
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              And on the suitors let thy wrath descend. --Pope.
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     4. To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less
        virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase
        one's self; as, he descended from his high estate.
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     5. To pass from the more general or important to the
        particular or less important matters to be considered.
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     6. To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be
        derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to
        fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend
        from a prince; a crown descends to the heir.
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     7. (Anat.) To move toward the south, or to the southward.
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     8. (Mus.) To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower
        tone.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Descend \De*scend"\, v. t.
     To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower
     part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a
     ladder.
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           But never tears his cheek descended.     --Byron.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Descend \De*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Descended; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Descending.] [F. descendre, L. descendere,
     descensum; de- + scandere to climb. See Scan.]
     1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards;
        to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing,
        walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; --
        the opposite of ascend.
  
              The rain descended, and the floods came. --Matt.
                                                    vii. 25.
  
              We will here descend to matters of later date.
                                                    --Fuller.
  
     2. To enter mentally; to retire. [Poetic]
  
              [He] with holiest meditations fed, Into himself
              descended.                            --Milton.
  
     3. To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage
        ground; to come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or
        upon.
  
              And on the suitors let thy wrath descend. --Pope.
  
     4. To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less
        virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase
        one's self; as, he descended from his high estate.
  
     5. To pass from the more general or important to the
        particular or less important matters to be considered.
  
     6. To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be
        derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to
        fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend
        from a prince; a crown descends to the heir.
  
     7. (Anat.) To move toward the south, or to the southward.
  
     8. (Mus.) To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower
        tone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Descend \De*scend"\, v. t.
     To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower
     part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a
     ladder.
  
           But never tears his cheek descended.     --Byron.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  descend
       v 1: 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" [syn: fall, go down, come
            down] [ant: rise, ascend]
       2: 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" [syn: derive, come]
       3: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
          [syn: condescend, deign]
       4: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn: fall,
           settle]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κατεβαίνω
     2 κατηφορίζω
     3 κατάγομαι
     4 φέρομαι ανήθικα
     5 (ετ μουσική en) κατέρχομαι κλίμακα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move
  downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling,
  flowing, walking, climbing etc.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move
  downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling,
  flowing, walking, climbing etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move
  downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling,
  flowing, walking, climbing etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move
  downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling,
  flowing, walking, climbing etc.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 3 d escend)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  descend
     Engelska vb.
     1 falla, sjunka, ramla nedåt
     2 slutta nedåt
     3 gå i arv
     4 härstamma

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  descend /dɪsˈɛnd/
  1. daal
  2. afgaan, afstap

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Descend /dɪsˈɛnd/
  إنزل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  descend //dɪˈsɛnd// 
  1. предавам се по наследство, произлизам
  to come down as from source or original
  2. снижавам се
  to come down to a lower state or station; to lower oneself
  3. налитам, нахвърлям се
  to make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground
  4. слизам, спускам се
  to pass from a higher to a lower place