scend

Usage

• transcendent

  Something that is transcendent not only surpasses all others in quality, achievement, or significance, but exceeds normal limits or boundaries.

• condescend

  When people condescend, they behave in ways that show that they are supposedly more important or intelligent than other people.

• descendant

  A descendant is the offspring or child of a person or is someone who can be traced back to an ancestor.

• descend

  When you descend something, such as stairs or a mountain, you go down it.

• ascend

  When you ascend something, such as a mountain or a set of stairs, you go up or climb it.