1. (verb) descend, fall, go down, come down
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Synonyms: crash, boil down, shine, go down, light, accrue, diminish, set, strike, devolve, sicken, flow, precipitate, settle, go under, reduce, condescend, lessen, come down, sink, deign, pass, descend, come, fall, return, decrease, derive, decline, wane, hang, fall down
Antonyms: ascend, go up
2. (verb) derive, come, descend
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
Synonyms: deduct, derive, go down, infer, issue forth, gain, come down, amount, total, educe, occur, settle, arrive, number, condescend, come up, hail, follow, fare, deign, get, descend, come, fall, get along, make out, do, come in, deduce, add up
Antonyms: go up, ascend
3. (verb) condescend, deign, descend
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
Synonyms: condescend, fall, descend, deign, come down, stoop, derive, patronize, settle, patronise, lower oneself, go down, come
Antonyms: go up, ascend
4. (verb) fall, descend, settle
come as if by falling
Synonyms: settle, descend, fall down, lessen, deign, decrease, make up, patch up, return, sink, settle down, go down, square off, flow, precipitate, strike, subside, come down, root, determine, devolve, steady down, go under, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, get back, pass, conciliate, shine, adjudicate, accrue, decide, diminish, derive, square up, hang, resolve, locate, come, nail down, condescend, finalize, light, take root
Antonyms: go up, ascend
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