descend

verbs

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"
come down, descend, fall, go down
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ascend
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"
come, derive, descend
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do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
condescend, deign, descend
come as if by falling
"Night fell"; "Silence fell"
descend, fall, settle