descended

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-send ]

Definition:

v. to lead or extend downward; to become worse or of less value

Sentence:

He descended the staircase.

More example sentences:

He descended the staircase.

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What animal did Daniel learn he was descended from?

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Who claimed to be descended from Native Americans?

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The Democratic Party is descended from what earlier party?

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When Zoe tripped and fell in a ditch a trio of what descended over her head?

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Josh said that dogs were descended from?

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Archaeologists postulated that Homo sapiens descended from our ancestors.

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Who claimed to be descended from the union of a gray wolf and a white doe?

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One group of dinosaurs were descended from what?

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The Nautilus descended into the ocean. OR We saw a nautilus in the aquarium.

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The rescuers descended into the bergschrund to reach the injured hiker.

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What descended like an angels' wing?

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Synonyms:

decline; dip; drop; fall; plunge

Antonyms:

ascend; climb; rise

Descended rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • bended
  • blended
  • ended
  • fended
  • mended
  • pended
  • splendid
  • tended
  • trended
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • amended
  • appended
  • ascended
  • attended
  • befriended
  • commended
  • contended
  • defended
  • depended
  • distended
  • expended
  • extended
  • intended
  • offended
  • pretended
  • suspended
  • transcended
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • apprehended
  • comprehended
  • recommended
  • reoffended
  • unamended
  • unattended
  • unintended
• Five Syllable Rhymes
  • overextended