■ verb
1》 move downwards.
↘(of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead down.
2》 Music become lower in pitch.
3》 ( ~ on ) make a sudden attack on or unwelcome visit to.
4》 ( be ~ed from ) be a blood relative of (an ancestor).
↘(often ~ to ) pass by inheritance.
Derivatives
~ent adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~re , from L. ~ere , from de- 'down' + scandere 'to climb'.