Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scend
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

verb

To heave upward.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scends (plural) scends (present, singular) scending (participle, present) scended (participle, past) scended (past)

Synonyms

surge

Questions

What does scend mean?
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.
Where does scend come from?
A corruption of send, influenced by ascend.

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