Word "DESCEND" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Synonyms:
come down, fall, go down

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
Synonyms:
come, derive
Examples:
She was descended from an old Italian noble family

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
come as if by falling
Synonyms:
fall, settle

Crossword Clues for DESCEND

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To travel downwards
Be passed by inheritance (7)
Go to Hell? The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 May 2025
No social creature, child to fall (7)
Move downward
Go down Mirror Tea Time 21 Mar 2025
Go down(7)
Move downwards The Times Concise 09 Jan 2025
Pass by inheritance
Drop, fall (7) Puzzler 14 Dec 2024
Escape death after start of daring climb down (7)
* Come from a lineage or a synonym of 1a
"Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts ___ upon me': Walt Whitman (7)
Sink to seeing theologian about awful scene (7)
Lower oneself The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 21 Oct 2024
Go down to scene ruined by 500 Romans at either end (7)
Come down in the world?
Drop key objective introduced by Democrat
Lose altitude Newsday 02 Jun 2024
See theologian about confused scene, and climb down (7)
Go downwards (7)
Needs CD arrangement to effect a climbdown (7)
* Come from a lineage or a synonym of 1a
Come down LA Times Daily 15 Dec 2022
Drop Eugene Sheffer 19 Nov 2022
Go down USA Today 18 Sep 2021
Remixed CD needs to come down The Sun Two Speed 06 May 2021
Drop or sink The Sun Two Speed 06 May 2021
Drop key objective following board's conclusion
Drop The Washington Post 02 Jan 2021
Drop LA Times Daily 02 Jan 2021
Prepare to land USA Today 23 Oct 2019
Go down The Telegraph Quick 04 Sep 2019
Move downwards The Times Concise 13 Aug 2019
Climb down where CD needs remixing The Sun Two Speed 16 May 2019
Lose altitude Universal 24 Apr 2019
Prepare to land
Lose altitude
Sink New York Times 28 Jul 2018
On the double New York Times 01 Apr 2018
Sink
Go down
Dismount Newsday 05 Mar 2017
Move down Thomas Joseph 21 Mar 2016
Drop Wall Street Journal 24 Feb 2016
Derive (from)
Drop down date on computer key tip
Be patronizing
Slope downward
Come down
Rappel down
Come down
Rappel down
Reduce one's altitude
Come down
Pounce (upon)
Pounce (upon)
Take the down escalator
Climb down
Drop
Get down
Come down
Go down
Prepare to land
Fall
Drop
Dismount
Alight
Stoop
Come down
Settle down.
Incline downward.
Come down.
Go down.
Fall upon.
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