Descend
Pass
Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Scotland, because many peerages are linked to clan chieftainships (which can and do pass from father to daughter if there are no sons), many can descend to a woman.
Source: Useful Notes / Knight Fever -
Only the Worthy May Pass: Spiritus tells Brandon that Xerneas and Yveltal, the original Energy Channellers will only descend to help him once he is sufficiently worthy.
Source: Fanfic / Pokeumans -
Even though these passages pass over and below each other, they never ascend or descend in any way.
Source: Alien Geometries
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