descend

As a noun posterity

is all the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

As a verb descend is

to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward.

As verbs the difference between wane and descend

is that wane is (label) to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc; to decline while descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward.

As a noun wane

is a gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc or wane can be (scotland|slang) a child or wane can be (chiefly|northern england|and|scotland|obsolete) a house or dwelling.

In lang=en terms the difference between descend and deteriorate

is that descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of while deteriorate is to grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

As verbs the difference between descend and deteriorate

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while deteriorate is to make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

Yield is a related term of descend.

In lang=en terms the difference between yield and descend

is that yield is to give way; to succumb to a force while descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of.

As verbs the difference between yield and descend

is that yield is (obsolete) to pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite while descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward.

As a noun yield

is (obsolete) payment; tribute.

In lang=en terms the difference between descend and degenerate

is that descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of while degenerate is to cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

As verbs the difference between descend and degenerate

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while degenerate is to lose good or desirable qualities.

As an adjective degenerate is

(of qualities) having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.

As a noun degenerate is

one is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature.

Descend is a related term of vouchsafe.

As verbs the difference between descend and vouchsafe

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while vouchsafe is to graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc; to deign to acknowledge.

In lang=en terms the difference between descend and diminish

is that descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of while diminish is to disappear gradually.

In music|lang=en terms the difference between descend and diminish

is that descend is (music) to fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone while diminish is (music) to reduce a perfect or minor interval by a semitone.

As verbs the difference between descend and diminish

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while diminish is to make smaller.

In lang=en terms the difference between increase and descend

is that increase is to make (a quantity) larger while descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of.

As verbs the difference between increase and descend

is that increase is (of a quantity) to become larger while descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward.

As a noun increase

is an amount by which a quantity is increased.

Descend is a synonym of slant.

As verbs the difference between descend and slant

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while slant is to lean, tilt or incline.

As a noun slant is

a slope or incline.

Descend is a related term of cower.

As verbs the difference between descend and cower

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while cower is to crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear or cower can be (obsolete|transitive) to cherish with care.