ascend

Verb

Verb Forms: ascended, ascending, ascends

To move, climb, or go upward.
travel up,
- "We ascended the mountain"
- "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
go back in order of genealogical succession
- "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
become king or queen
- "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
go along towards (a river's) source
- "The boat ascended the Delaware"
slope upwards
- "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
come up, of celestial bodies
- "Jupiter ascends"
move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
To move upward, to fly, to soar.
To slope in an upward direction.
To go up.
To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
To become higher in pitch.
To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity/having sex, or by forming a romantic relationship.

Examples

He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.
She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
She ascended to the throne when her mother abdicated.
With that bingo, I’ll ASCEND to the top of the leaderboard.
You ascend the stairs and take a right.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

climb up, come up, go up, move up, rise, uprise

Antonyms

descend, set

Scrabble Score: 9

ascend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ascend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ascend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ascend: valid Words With Friends Word