What does descend mean?
Descend means Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position..
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/dɪˈsɛnd/ · verb
Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position..
[I]t ſhall be good if in your iourney you come to the deſcend of anye great Hil, to light from your Horſes backe, and to vvalke dovvne the hill a foote, […]
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Descend means Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position..
Common synonyms include descent, derive, stoop, condescend.
Possible antonyms include rise, arise, lift, ascend.
[I]t ſhall be good if in your iourney you come to the deſcend of anye great Hil, to light from your Horſes backe, and to vvalke dovvne the hill a foote, […]
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