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ascend

/ə'sɛnd/

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verb
travel up
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"We ascended the mountain" "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

Similar:

go up

Opposite:

descend

type of:
travel go locomote move
verb
come up, of celestial bodies
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"Jupiter ascends"

Similar:

come up rise uprise

type of:
uprise arise come up go up lift move up rise
verb
move to a better position in life or to a better job
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"She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown"

Similar:

move up rise

type of:
change
verb
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
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Similar:

climb up
verb
become king or queen
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"She ascended to the throne after the King's death"

type of:
enter accede
verb
go along towards (a river's) source
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"The boat ascended the Delaware"

type of:
follow travel along
verb
go back in order of genealogical succession
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"Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

type of:
date back go back date from
verb
slope upwards
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"The path ascended to the top of the hill"

type of:
incline slope pitch

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