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to ascend
01
to move upward or climb to a higher position or elevation
Transitive: to ascend a sloping surface
02
to slope or incline upward
Intransitive
04
to travel or move against the flow of a river
Transitive: to ascend a water current
05
to rise in status, rank, or position within a social or professional hierarchy
Intransitive: to ascend | to ascend to a position or rank
06
to take over or inherit the position of a ruler
Intransitive
Transitive: to ascend a throne
07
to go back through records, genealogies, routes, or other chronological references
Transitive: to ascend through records and references
ascend
v
ascendable
adj
ascendable
adj
ascendance
n
ascendance
n
ascendant
adj
ascendant
adj
Example
o reach the summit, the trail runners had to ascend a series of switchbacks.
The mountaineers began to ascend the steep slope.
The hikers decided to ascend the mountain trail early in the morning.
With determination, the rock climber began to ascend the sheer cliff.
The climber carefully ascended the large rock.
