descend (
http://definr.com/descend)
v 1: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
"The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is
falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went
up and then fell again" [syn:
fall,
go down, {come
down}] [ant:
rise,
ascend]
2: come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for
example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble
family"; "he comes from humble origins" [syn:
derive,
come]
3: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
[syn:
condescend,
deign]
4: come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [syn:
fall,
settle]