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to scend

to scend

9.9
To rise on a wave or large sea swell
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : ascender
  • The lifeboat began to scend with each rolling wave.

Examples

  • The boat began to scend with the rising tide.

  • They watched the barrels scend on the crests of swelling seas.

  • As the storm intensified, the vessel would scend sharply before crashing back down.

  • As the wave approached, the ship scended higher than before.

  • The lifeboat began to scend with each rolling wave.

  • As the storm intensified, the vessel would scend sharply before crashing back down.

  • They watched the barrels scend on the crests of swelling seas.

Synonyms

to surge
vsto scend
57 4.1

To move suddenly and strongly forward or upward, like a wave

rises more slowly when lifted by a swell rather than by forceful motion

Antonyms

to descend
150 2.7

Move from a higher to a lower place

How High

to soar
96 3.4
to scend
  • Archaic
9.9
to rise
718 1.0
to bob
24 2.7

Surface Forms

scend infinitive
scended past
scended past participle
scending present participle
scends third person singular

Etymology

Scend comes from an old Latin root that meant 'to climb' and is the same root as in ascend and descend. So, to scend is to be lifted or rise, like a boat climbing up on a wave.