scend

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noun

The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.

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Meanings

nounscend (plural scends)

plural scends

  1. The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement.
verbscend (third-person singular simple present scends, present participle scending, simple past and past participle scended)

present singular third person scends · participle present scending · participle past scended · past scended

  1. intransitiveTo heave upward.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbrise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

Similar
surge
Broader
riseliftarise
Also see
surge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.

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APA

scend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scend

MLA

“scend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scend. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scend,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scend.

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