descend
/dɪˈsɛnd/
verb
- To move downward from a higher to a lower place.
- The hikers began to descend the mountain as the sun set.
- She watched the bird descend from the tree to catch a worm.
- The elevator started to descend slowly to the ground floor.
- To come from a particular ancestor or origin.
- Many modern breeds of dog descend from wolves.
- He descends from a long line of farmers.
- The language descends from Latin.
- To become lower in value, quality, or condition.
- His health began to descend rapidly after the accident.
- The stock market began to descend after the news broke.
- The neighborhood started to descend into disrepair.
- To attack or visit suddenly and in large numbers.
- Reporters descended on the politician's house after the scandal.
- Locusts descended on the crops, destroying everything.
- Fans would descend on the stadium hours before the game.