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descended

/dɪˈsɛndɪd/

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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.

Examples :

"The rain descended, and the floods came."

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To enter mentally; to retire.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, she descended into a quiet book to unwind. "

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(with on or upon) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.

Examples :

"And on the suitors let thy wrath descend."

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To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or rank; to lower or abase oneself

Examples :

"he descended from his high estate"

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To pass from the more general or important to the specific or less important matters to be considered.

Examples :

"After discussing the company's overall strategy, the meeting descended into a debate about the font size on the new brochure. "

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To come down, as from a source, original, or stock

Examples :

"My grandmother descended from a long line of farmers. "

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To be derived (from)

Examples :

"Her love of cooking descended from her grandmother, who owned a small bakery. "

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To proceed by generation or by transmission; to happen by inheritance.

Examples :

"A crown descends to the heir."

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To move toward the south, or to the southward.

Examples :

""During the fall migration, the flock of geese descended further south each day, seeking warmer weather." "

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To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.

Examples :

"The singer's voice descended to a low rumble at the end of the song. "

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To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of

Examples :

"they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder"

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