descend to

verb

descended to; descending to; descends to

1

formal : to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died : to become an inheritance to

The estate descended to her from her grandparents.

2

: to lower oneself by doing (something)

She was desperate for money, but she would not descend to asking her friends for help.

Examples of descend to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The student-run Yale Summer Cabaret opens its summer season dance/theater adaptation by TImothy Hartel of Euripides’ ever-popular tragedy about the god Dionysus descending to Earth and causing all kinds of trouble. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026

Thrall was the last to see Sherpa, after descending to an altitude of around 26,000 feet. —CBS News, 19 June 2026

Post-Homeric legends relate that after returning to Ithaca Odysseus traveled to northern Greece to appease Poseidon, having descended to the underworld in the Odyssey to consult the seer Tiresias on the manner of expiation. —Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

The Orion spacecraft will transport a crew from Earth to the lander, which will then descend to the moon’s surface. —Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Rhymes for descend to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue