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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scend (send),USA pronunciation [Naut.]v.i. (of a vessel) - Nautical, Naval Termsto heave in a swell.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea.
n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe heaving motion of a vessel.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel.
Also, send. - 1615–25; compare send2; perh. aphetic variant of ascend, descend
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-scend-, root. - -scend- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "climb.'' This meaning is found in such words as: ascend, condescend, descend, transcend, transcendent.
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