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scend also send  audio  (snd) KEY  Nautical

intr.v.
scend·ed, also send·ed scend·ing, send·ing scends, sends
To heave upward on a wave or swell.
NOUN:
The rising movement of a ship on a wave or swell.

ETYMOLOGY:
Probably alteration (influenced by descend, and or ascend ), of send1


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