Definition of descend

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Descend (v. i.) To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase one's self; as, he descended from his high estate..

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Alight :: Alight (v. i.) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof..
Bohemian :: Bohemian (a.) Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2..
Condescendence :: Condescendence (n.) Alt. of Condescendenc.
Khutbah :: Khutbah (n.) An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes..
Scale :: Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor..
Descent :: Descent (n.) The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower..
Peri :: Peri (n.) An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished..
Seed :: Seed (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David..
Juppon :: "Juppon (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips..
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite of ascend..
Descendingly :: Descendingly (adv.) In a descending manner.
Jinny Road :: "Jinny road () An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones..
Hereditary :: Hereditary (a.) Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown..
Benjamite :: Benjamite (n.) A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.
Offspring :: Offspring (n.sing. & pl.) That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock..
Bourbon :: Bourbon (n.) A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France..
Declivity :: Declivity (n.) Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which, considered as ascending, is an acclivity..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
Declivous :: Declivous (a.) Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
Lineally :: Lineally (adv.) In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from the Conqueror..
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