What does descend upon mean?

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de·scend up·on

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of descend upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of descend upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of descend upon in a Sentence

  1. Mark Bederow:

    Commercial burglaries will be subjected to a lax standard of prosecution, which hopefully will not encourage criminals to descend upon Manhattan to engage in the flash mob burglaries that have all but destroyed business in San Francisco.

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