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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs