topple vs descend

topple and descend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
topple	No	No	Yes	No
descend	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

topple (verb)	descend (verb)
fall down, as if collapsing	come as if by falling
cause to topple or tumble by pushing	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example