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ascend
[uh-send]
verb (used without object)
to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise.
The airplane ascended into the clouds.
Synonyms:Antonyms:to slant upward.
to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level.
to ascend to the presidency.
to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
Music.to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.
verb (used with object)
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount.
to ascend a lookout tower;
to ascend stairs.
Antonyms:to gain or succeed to; acquire.
to ascend the throne.
ascend
/ əˈɛԻ /
verb
to go or move up (a ladder, hill, slope, etc); mount; climb
(intr) to slope or incline upwards
(intr) to rise to a higher point, level, degree, etc
to follow (a river) upstream towards its source
to trace (a genealogy, etc) back in time
to sing or play (a scale, arpeggio, etc) from the lower to higher notes
to become king or queen
Other 51Թ Forms
- ascendable adjective
- ascendible adjective
- reascend verb
- unascendable adjective
- unascended adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ascend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“If the dragon was diving or ascending or banking and rolling, Mason would be thrown around in the saddle, like a jockey on a racehorse,” says DeBlois.
This is his first trip to Canada since ascending the throne, personally invited by Prime Minister Mark Carney to speak about the agenda for the new season of Parliament.
Pope John Paul II, who had ascended to the papacy in 1978, toured the world like a beatific rock star, preaching the gospel of this new sobriety in football stadiums across the country.
A standout from one of the deeper draft classes in recent memory, Jackson is expected to ascend from rookie starter to potential All-Star.
They were told about the horrible things that would happen if Trump again ascended to the White House, but they chose to vote for him anyway.
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