descend

/dɪ'sɛnd/ verb
7 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.

2

Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.

“She was descended from an old Italian noble family”

3

Come as if by falling.

4

Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.

WORD FORMS
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Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinescendday
Starts & ends withD … D
Syllablesde · scend
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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