Definition of descend

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• descend is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• descend is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• descend is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of descend

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. come down
  2. fall
  3. go down
• come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb)

  Examples

  1. She was descended from an old Italian noble family

  Synonyms

  1. come
  2. derive
• come as if by falling (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. fall
  2. settle
• do something that one considers to be below one's dignity (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. condescend
  2. deign

See definition of descend in Merriam Webster