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descend 
  vb mainly intr 
1 also tr to move, pass, or go down (a hill, slope, staircase, etc.) 
2 (of a hill, slope, or path) to lead or extend down; slope; incline 
3 to move to a lower level, pitch, etc.; fall 
4 often foll by: from to be connected by a blood relationship (to a dead or extinct individual, race, species, etc.) 
5 to be passed on by parents or ancestors; be inherited 
6 to sink or come down in morals or behaviour; lower oneself 
7 often foll by: on  or  upon to arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming way 
their relatives descended upon them last week  
8 (of the sun, moon, etc.) to move towards the horizon 
  (C13: from Old French descendre, from Latin descendere, from de- + scandere to climb; see scan) 
♦  descendable  adj 



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