descended

[dih-sen-did] / dɪˈsɛn dɪd /

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move down, lower a v.
condescend v.
trace ancestry from; be passed or handed down v.

VERB

move down, lower a

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade collapse crash dip disembark dive go down penetrate plummet plunge settle sink slide slip 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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descended

Their goal was to distinguish cells descended from the original population of microglia that had been present since birth from cells descended from blood stem cells in the bone marrow later in life.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

The exercises also involved helicopters from which personnel descended by rope.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Roughly half of the crew descended onto a life raft, ready to abandon the ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Domenico Pianese, the Secretary-General of the police union, criticised Lepore's decision to call for a demonstration that later descended into chaos.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Five minutes after Stadiatis descended, he reemerged, pulling on his line, pleading to be taken back aboard.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler