descend (verb)
61condescend — verb show that one feels superior. ↘do something despite regarding it as below one s dignity: he condescended to see me at my hotel. Derivatives condescending adjective condescendingly adverb condescension noun Origin ME (in the sense give way,… …
62sift — verb 1》 put (a dry substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. 2》 cause to flow or pass as through a sieve. ↘(of snow, light, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled through a sieve. 3》 examine thoroughly so …
63submerge — verb 1》 cause to be under water. ↘descend below the surface of water. 2》 completely cover or obscure. Derivatives submergence noun submergible adjective Origin C17: from L. submergere, from sub under + mergere to dip …
64ascend — verb formal 1 (I) to move up through the air: He could feel a current of warm air ascending from the street. 2 (T) to climb: We were walking on the forest path, ascending a steep slope. 3 (I, T) to lead up to a higher position: The stairs… …
65ascend — verb ascending the stairs we watched the missiles ascend Syn: climb, go up/upward, move up/upward, rise (up), clamber (up); mount, scale, conquer; take to the air, take off; rocket Ant: descend …
66condescend — verb 1) don t condescend to your reader Syn: patronize, talk down to, look down one s nose at, look down on, put down 2) he condescended to see us Syn: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, demean oneself; …
67derive — verb 1) he derives consolation from his poetry Syn: obtain, get, take, gain, acquire, procure, extract, attain, glean 2) coffee derives from the Turkish kahveh Syn: originate in, stem from …
68mount — verb 1) he mounted the stairs Syn: go up, ascend, climb (up), scale Ant: descend 2) the committee mounted the platform Syn: climb on to, jump on to, clamber on to …
69plummet — verb 1) the plane plummeted to the ground Syn: plunge, nosedive, dive, drop, fall, descend, hurtle 2) share prices plummeted Syn: fall steeply, plunge, tumble, drop rapidly, go down …
70settle — verb 1) they settled the dispute Syn: resolve, sort out, solve, clear up, end, fix, work out, iron out, straighten out, set right, rectify, remedy, reconcile; informal patch up Ant: prolong …
