Dictionary Check: descend

"descend" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

verb

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Example: "The temperature is going down"
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verb

come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Example: "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"
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verb

do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

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verb

come as if by falling

Example: "Night fell"
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