fra: descendre

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Meaning
means	(verb) 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" go down, descend, fall, come down
means	(verb) come down; "the birds alighted" climb down, alight
means	(verb) disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" set, go down, go under
means	(verb) fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" fall, come down, precipitate
means	(verb) lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!" get down
means	(verb) go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" sink, settle, go under, go down
means	(verb) alight from (a horse) get down, unhorse, get off, light, dismount
means	(verb) go down in value; "Stock prices dropped" drop
means	(verb) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" lower oneself, condescend, stoop
means	(verb) grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here" decrescendo
means	(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away