DESCEND

verb see: scan Date: 13th century intransitive verb to pass from a higher place or level to a lower one , to pass in discussion from what is logically prior or more comprehensive, 3. to originate or come from an ancestral stock or source ; derive , to pass by inheritance , to pass by transmission , to incline, lead, or extend downward , 5. to swoop or pounce down (as in a sudden attack), to appear suddenly and often disconcertingly as if from above , to proceed in a sequence or gradation from higher to lower or from more remote to nearer or more recent, 7. to lower oneself in status or dignity ; stoop , to worsen and sink in condition or estimation, transitive verb to pass, move, or climb down or down along, to extend down along, ~ible adjective