go down vs descend

go down and descend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go down	No	No	Yes	No
descend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, descend is a hypernym of go down; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than go down:

Other hypernyms of go down include come down, fall, go down.

As verbs, descend is a hypernym of go down; that is, descend is a word with a broader meaning than go down:

Other hypernyms of go down include come down, fall, go down.

As verbs, go down and descend are synonyms defined as:

go down and descend: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Other synonyms of go down include come down, fall.

go down (verb)	descend (verb)
grow smaller	come as if by falling
stop operating	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
be defeated	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
be ingested	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
go under
disappear beyond the horizon
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
be recorded or remembered