Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To move downward from a higher to a lower place or level
Descend
/dɪˈsend/Synonyms:
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Examples:
A single two-arm gas-pipe descended from the center of the ceiling.
She has taken the money, she descends the little staircase.
Mrs Boffin descended and went in.
Etymology:
The word descend comes from the Latin descendere, which means to climb down from de- meaning down and scandere meaning to climb. It entered English in the late Middle Ages.
Usage Statistics:
14 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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