- descend⇄descend, intransitive verb.
1. to go or come down from a higher place to a lower place.
Ex. The river descends from the mountains to the sea. He descended in a parachute. (Figurative.) The shades of evening began to descend (William Forbes). - descend⇄v.t. to go or come down; move downward upon or along.
Ex. to descend the stairs to the basement. The winding trail descends the mountain.