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descend to something

1. . Lit. to go down to something. I must descend to the lower level to greet the guests. Gerald descended to the front door to see who was there.

2. Fig. to condescend to do something; to stoop to doing something; to lower oneself to do something bad. I refuse to descend to the performance of such menial duties. I will not descend to a life of crime.

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Descend to the bottom left corner and cross the culverted stream and turn sharp left to a kissing gate in the corner. Charming stroll with fine views to finish; Country Walks YARNINGALE ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) The duo were asked to descend to 5,800 meters after an attempt to pick them and the body of climber Isao Kuribara off the slope by helicopter at 6,500 meters failed Monday, the official said. Stranded Japanese climbers airlifted to Kathmandu by Asian Economic News Descend to the far right corner and go out to the road. Country Walks: Hill climb rewarded with a bird's-eye view of the ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			denounce as denounce for dent dent up denude of deny to depart depart for some place depart from some place depart this life depend depend on depict as deplete of deport deposit in deprive of depth deputize as derive from dern descend descend from descend into descend on descend to describe describe as describe to description desensitize to desert desert a sinking ship Desert and reward seldom keep company desert for desert to deserve deserve a medal deserve better from deserve credit for design design for designate designate as desire Desires are nourished by delays desist desist from despair despair of Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies			DESCE DESCEM Descemet membrane Descemet membrane Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Descemet's membrane Descemet's membrane Descemet's membrane Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty descemetitis descemetocele descend descend descend descend descend descend descend by inheritance Descend En Route descend from descend from Descend Immediately descend into descend on descend on descend on Descend on Course Descend So As to Cross Descend So As to Reach descend to Descend to and Cross Descend to and Cruise Descend to and Maintain descend to particulars descend upon descend upon Descend Well to Right Descend Well to Right of Course Descend, Heartless Angel descendable descendable descendant descendant descendant descendant descendants descendants descendants Descendants of Colonial Governors Descendants of Early Aboriginal Peoples Descendants of Early American Peoples Descendants of Mexican War Veterans Descendants of the Dragon Descendants of the Dragon Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Descendants Similarity Inheritance descended descended descended descended

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