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Search "descend" in: descendEntry Word: descend Function: verb Meaning: 1 to lead or extend downward <the pathway descends to the river bank> Synonyms decline, dip, drop, fall, plunge Related Words cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip Near Antonyms even, flatten, level, straighten Antonyms ascend, climb, rise 2 to become worse or of less value <the familyʼs economic fortunes descended to the point where they were finally homeless> — see deteriorate 3 to go to a lower level <leaves slowly descended from the branches in the gentle autumn wind> — see drop 2
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