Descend and Mount

Descend

Descend verb - To lead or extend downward.
Usage example: the pathway descends to the river bank

Mount is an antonym for descend in topics: fall, lower a.

Mount

Mount verb - To move or extend upward.
Usage example: the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

Descend is an antonym for mount in topics: ascend, climb.

Nearby Words: mountain, mounted, mounting, mounter

Common collocations

way descend way mount way
several descend several mount several

Both words in one sentence

  • Rape, Pillage, and Burn Mount & Blade, being a Low Fantasy action-RPG, will allow you to descend upon villages and loot them.
  • Rouge Angles of Satin Yea, and The Lord did descend from the mount to cast His vote, 'Yea' or 'Nay', while the teenager watched and said, "Yeah, whatever."
  • Manga / Dragon Head Nothing Is Scarier: when the group arrives at what used to be Mount Fuji, they begin to descend.
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