A causative verb meaning to make something or someone go down—to bring down from a height, lower, or drive downward. Classical authors use it for bringing someone down from a funeral pyre, forcing an army to descend to level ground, or driving away enemies. Metaphorically it means to lower oneself from pride to humility, or to bring a narrative down chronologically. In grammar it describes throwing an accent forward (bringing it down). The compound intensifies the simple verb 'to go down' with causative force: not just descending but making someone or something descend.