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- Definition
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- ascend :travel up
- We ascended the mountain|go up a ladder|The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- ascend :go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- ascend :become king or queen
- She ascended to the throne after the King's death
- ascend :appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
- the vine climbed up the side of the house
- ascend :go along towards (a river's) source
- The boat ascended the Delaware
- ascend :slope upwards
- The path ascended to the top of the hill
- ascend :come up, of celestial bodies
- The sun also rises|The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...|Jupiter ascends
- ascend :move to a better position in life or to a better job
- She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown