Descend

/dɪˈsɛnd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters

Definition of Descend

verb

  1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

    "The rain descended, and the floods came."

  2. To enter mentally; to retire.
  3. (with on or upon) To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.

    "And on the suitors let thy wrath descend."

  4. To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or rank; to lower or abase oneself

    "he descended from his high estate"

  5. To pass from the more general or important to the specific or less important matters to be considered.

Anagrams of Descend

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

go down

ANTONYMS

ascendgo up