descend
English Thesaurus
1. come as if by falling (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | come, |
| definition | : | come to pass; arrive, as in due course (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | fall, |
| definition | : | go as if by falling (verb.change) |
2. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | prolapse, |
| definition | : | slip or fall out of place, as of body parts (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | abseil, rappel, rope down, |
| definition | : | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | avalanche, roll down, |
| definition | : | gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | precipitate, |
| definition | : | fall vertically, sharply, or headlong (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | sink, subside, |
| definition | : | descend into or as if into some soft substance or place (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | crash, |
| definition | : | fall or come down violently (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flop, |
| definition | : | fall suddenly and abruptly (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | topple, tumble, |
| definition | : | fall down, as if collapsing (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | drop, |
| definition | : | to fall vertically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | plop, |
| definition | : | drop with the sound of something falling into water (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pitch, |
| definition | : | fall or plunge forward (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pounce, swoop, |
| definition | : | move down on as if in an attack (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | drip, |
| definition | : | fall in drops (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | cascade, cascade down, |
| definition | : | rush down in big quantities, like a cascade (verb.motion) |
3. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
4. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)
| verb group | : | derive, |
| definition | : | come from (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | come, hail, |
| definition | : | be a native of (verb.stative) |
5. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)
| antonym | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | descent, |
| definition | : | a movement downward (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | fall, |
| definition | : | a movement downward (noun.event) |
6. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock, |
| definition | : | the descendants of one individual (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | derivation, |
| definition | : | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | descendant, descendent, |
| definition | : | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | derivative, |
| definition | : | resulting from or employing derivation (adj.all) |
7. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)
| antonym | : | ascend, go up, |
| definition | : | travel up, (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | descent, |
| definition | : | a movement downward (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | fall, |
| definition | : | a movement downward (noun.event) |
8. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock, |
| definition | : | the descendants of one individual (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | derivation, |
| definition | : | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) (noun.location) |
| derivation | : | descendant, descendent, |
| definition | : | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | derivative, |
| definition | : | resulting from or employing derivation (adj.all) |
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