reascentn.
/ˌriːəˈsɛnt/, U.S. /ˌriəˈsɛnt/ 1. The action of reascending; a second or further ascent.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > again
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reascent1621
resurgence1798
1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis v. 120 His sword withstood Their re-ascent [L. surgentibus obstitit ensis].
a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo iii, in Wks. (1721) III. 87 The Heav'nly Standard then shall wave in Air, And the bright Hosts for Re-ascent prepare.
?1790 T. Taylor Diss. Eleusinian & Bacchic Myst. 53 The different purifications exhibited in these rites..were symbols of the gradation of virtues requisite to this re-ascent of the soul.
1815 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone vii. 127 Dire overthrow, and yet how high The re-ascent in sanctity!
1851 C. L. Smith tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem Delivered xv. xxxiii The sun..shone behind them on its re-ascent.
1899 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 20 125 Al-Ghazzālī has taken us into his confidence, and laid before us, step by step, his doubting youth, his descent into the abyss of scepticism, and his gradual re-ascent to light and faith.
1920 Times 9 Jan. 11/4 Although skill and luck might contrive a safe descent in a tropical forest or marsh, re-ascent would be impracticable.
1972 J. Lopreato & L. E. Hazelrigg Class, Confl.& Mobility iv. xv. 476 The success ideology which..promotes the hope of class re-ascent by accentuating the reality of existing opportunities.
2007 Trail Feb. 108/2 A short reascent followed by a long descent on easy terrain then brings you down to a col at 750m.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > again > way or means of
reascent1785
1785 W. Cowper Task i. 327 Hence the declivity is sharp and short, And such the reascent.
1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 6 They..Move ever up the reascent to light.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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