Descend

  • 41descend from — index develop, emanate, evolve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 42descend to particulars — index characterize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 43descend upon — index devolve, oppugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 44descend/sink/stoop to someone's level — to behave as badly as someone who has treated you wrongly Despite my opponent s personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level. [=I refuse to behave as badly as he has by attacking him personally] • • • Main Entry: ↑level …

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  • 45descend from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend from : present tense I/you/we/they descend from he/she/it descends from present participle descending from past tense descended from past participle descended from 1) descend from someone/something… …

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  • 46descend into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms descend into : present tense I/you/we/they descend into he/she/it descends into present participle descending into past tense descended into past participle descended into descend into something if a situation …

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  • 47descend into — des ˈcend into [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they descend into he/she/it descends into present participle descending into past tense descended into …

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  • 48descend into — phr verb Descend into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anarchy, ↑chaos, ↑realm …

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  • 49descend upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, drop on, fall on, fall upon, gang up on, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit, hit like lightning, hit… …

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  • 50descend to someone's level — stoop/descend/to someone’s level phrase to behave in the same bad way that someone else is behaving Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: level …

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