descend to

phrasal verb

descended to; descending to; descends to

1

formal : to become owned by (someone) when the former owner has died : to become an inheritance to

The estate descended to her from her grandparents.

2

: to lower oneself by doing (something)

She was desperate for money, but she would not descend to asking her friends for help.

Examples of descend to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Assuming an on-time launch and no major problems, the Athena lander is expected to descend to touchdown on a flat mesalike structure known as Mons Mouton on March 6. —William Harwood, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025

Overall, mild symptoms improve quickly after descending to a lower elevation.1 Prescription medications can start working quickly within minutes or hours of being taken with plenty of water. —Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025

This would be particularly handy when cownose rays descend to the seafloor to vacuum up burrowing bivalves. —Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025

Researchers said that the animal will descend to the seafloor to spawn, using their muscular foot to anchor to the muddy seafloor before releasing their eggs. —Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024

Rhymes for descend to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue