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ascend

verb(as-cend)

travel up

Synonyms: go up,

Antonyms: descend,

Examples:

We ascended the mountain.
The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope.

ascend

verb(as-cend)

come up, of celestial bodies

Synonyms: come up, rise, uprise,

Examples:

Jupiter ascends.

ascend

verb(as-cend)

move to a better position in life or to a better job

Synonyms: move up, rise,

Examples:

She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown.

ascend

verb(as-cend)

appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils

Synonyms: climb up,

ascend

verb(as-cend)

become king or queen

Examples:

She ascended to the throne after the King's death.

ascend

verb(as-cend)

go along towards (a river's) source

Examples:

The boat ascended the Delaware.

ascend

verb(as-cend)

go back in order of genealogical succession

Examples:

Inheritance may not ascend linearly.

ascend

verb(as-cend)

slope upwards

Examples:

The path ascended to the top of the hill.

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