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ascend

as·cend

UK/əˈsɛnd/ US/ʌˈsɛnd/ uncommon

verb

1.

travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

  • “go up a ladder”
  • “The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope”
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2.

go back in order of genealogical succession

  • “Inheritance may not ascend linearly”
3.

become king or queen

  • “She ascended to the throne after the King”
4.

go along towards (a river''s) source

  • “The boat ascended the Delaware”
5.

slope upwards

  • “The path ascended to the top of the hill”
6.

come up, of celestial bodies

  • “The sun also rises”
  • “The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...”
  • “Jupiter ascends”
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Origin

From Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”); see scan. Unrelated to accede other than common ad prefix.

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