descer — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• alight verb To get off a vehicle or dismount from an animal.
• descend verb To move from a higher place to a lower one; to go down.
• lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.

Senses

descer is used for these senses in English:

• abate To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
• alight Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
• descend (transitive, archaic) To move (someone or something) from a higher to a lower place or position; to bring or send (someone or something) down.
• descend (intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.
• get off (transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).
• lower (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

alight — full definition

1. verb To get off a vehicle or dismount from an animal.
2. verb To land after flying, or to come to rest somewhere.
3. adj On fire, or lit up with light.

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