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verb (used without object) to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds.
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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount: to ascend a lookout tower; to ascend stairs.
to gain or succeed to; acquire: to ascend the throne.
Origin of ascend 1350–1400; Middle English
ascenden <Anglo-French
ascendre <Latin
ascendere to climb up, equivalent to
a- a-
5 +
-scendere, combining form of
scandere to climb. See scan
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synonym study for ascend 6 . See climb.
OTHER WORDS FROM ascend as·cend·a·ble, as·cend·i·ble, adjective re·as·cend, verb un·as·cend·a·ble, adjective un·as·cend·ed, adjective Words nearby ascend ascarid, Ascarididae, ascaridole, ascaris, Ascaris lumbricoides, ascend , ascendancy, ascendant, ascender, ascendeur, ascending
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Example sentences from the Web for ascend Under Henry II, Marshal continued to ascend , as the king rewarded his service with land, a wife, and a title.
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The transformation begins even before you step foot in the town-palace and ascend its grand stairway.
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His opponents are up against the bizarre logic that pushed the crack-smoking Toronto mayor to ascend and survive.
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Four men, who were employed in cleansing a sewer, were so affected by the fœtid vapours, that they were unable to ascend .
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Ascend the tribune; tell the departments the truth, which the enemies of the Commune conceal from them.
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Meanwhile let the maidens of Pieria attend thee; and, with me for guide, ascend into the groves of high Parnassus.'
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At last the multitude came quite near; the first ranks began to ascend the height.
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It happened after Noah's flood, that giants would raise up a city, and a tower so high, that its roof should ascend to heaven.
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British Dictionary definitions for ascend 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
ascend the throne to become king or queen
SEE MORE SEE LESS Word Origin for ascend C14: from Latin ascendere, from scandere
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