Hyphenation of descend

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word descend? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-scend

Definitions of descend:

1.	Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way The temperature is going down The barometer is falling The curtain fell on the diva Her hand went up and then fell again
2.	Come from Be connected by a relationship of blood, for example She was descended from an old Italian noble family He comes from humble origins
3.	Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
4.	Come as if by falling Night fell Silence fell

Synonyms of descend:

verb	fall, go down, come down, travel, go, move, locomote
verb	derive, come
verb	condescend, deign, act, move
verb	fall, settle, come

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.