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Word: Descend
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- ‘down’ + scandere ‘to climb’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈsɛnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
move or fall downwards
Short Definition:move downwards
Examples:- the aircraft began to descend
Definition:
(of a road, path, or flight of steps) slope or lead downwards
Short Definition:(of road etc.) slope or lead downwards
Examples:- a side road descended into the forest
- a flight of stairs descended a steep slope
Definition:
make a sudden attack on
Short Definition:make sudden attack on
Examples:- the militia descended on Rye
Definition:
be a blood relative of (a specified ancestor)
Short Definition:be blood relative of
Examples:- John Dalrymple was descended from an ancient Ayrshire family
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