ascend

/ɐsˈɛnd/

/əˈsɛnd/

to ascend

MAIN VERB

travel up

synonyms : go up

antonyms : descend

slope upwards

come up, of celestial bodies

synonyms : come up

antonyms : set

go along towards (a river's) source

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

synonyms : move up

appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils

synonyms : climb up

become king or queen

go back in order of genealogical succession

Examples

1. The climber carefully ascended the large rock.

2. The rock climber had strong arms that helped her ascend the steep cliff.

3. The rest of us would ascend a 2,000 foot mountain side-- a mixture of callous fields and nearly vertical cliff bands.

4. Ascended the doom tower?