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descend

[dih-send] / dɪˈsɛnd /
VERB
move down, lower
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cascade collapse crash dip disembark dive go down penetrate plummet plunge settle sink slide stumble subside swoop trickle tumble
STRONG
coast crouch decline deplane detrain dismount dribble drop fall gravitate ground incline light pitch plop prolapse set slant slope slump stoop submerge toboggan topple trip weep
WEAK
cataract cave in fall prostrate get down get off lose balance slough off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up grow increase leave rise
STRONG
even level mount pour straighten
VERB
condescend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
degenerate deteriorate
STRONG
concede patronize stoop
WEAK
abase oneself humble oneself lower oneself
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop improve
WEAK
ascend go up increase rise
VERB
trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
proceed
STRONG
arise derive issue originate spring
Antonyms
WEAK
ascend go up increase rise

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