descend
Translation
to go down, to move down, to be inherited, to stoop
Examples
The path descends to the village.
The path descends to the village.
The title descends through the male line.
The title descends through the male line.
He would never descend to such tactics.
He would never descend to such tactics.
Grammar Patterns
((from sth.)) ((to sth.)) to go down from a higher place to a lower one. The path descends from the peak to the valley.
((to sb.)) to be passed down to (sb.). The estate descended to his eldest son.
((to sth.)) to lower oneself to a bad level of behaviour. I hope you would not descend to cheating.
Similar Words
Synonyms: go down, fall, sink; Antonyms: ascend, climb, rise
Etymology
From Latin 'de-' (down) and 'scandere' (to climb). Literally 'to climb down'.
Memory Tips
Think of the prefix 'de-' as in 'decrease' or 'decline', meaning 'down'.