 ascend |
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| 1. | [ verb ] travel up, "We ascended the mountain" | |
| Synonyms: | go_up | |
| Examples: | "go up a ladder" "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" |
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| Related terms: | descend travel surface uprise rise rise ascender | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become king or queen | |
| Examples: | "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" |
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| Related terms: | accede accede_to dominance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] go along towards (a river's) source | |
| Examples: | "The boat ascended the Delaware" |
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| Related terms: | follow | |
| 4. | [ verb ] go back in order of genealogical succession | |
| Examples: | "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" |
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| Related terms: | go_back | |
| 5. | [ verb ] come up, of celestial bodies | |
| Synonyms: | rise uprise come_up | |
| Examples: | "The sun also rises": "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..." "Jupiter ascends" |
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| Related terms: | set rise astronomy | |
| 6. | [ verb ] slope upwards | |
| Examples: | "The path ascended to the top of the hill" |
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| Related terms: | slope ascent | |
| Similar spelling: |
ascender ascending ascendent ascendant ascent asunder asyndetic assent |
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