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ascend

[ uh-send ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise:

    The airplane ascended into the clouds.

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    Antonyms:

  2. to slant upward.
  3. to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level:

    to ascend to the presidency.

  4. to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
  5. Music. to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.


verb (used with object)

  1. to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:

    to ascend a lookout tower;

    to ascend stairs.

    Antonyms:

  2. to gain or succeed to; acquire:

    to ascend the throne.

ascend

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verb

  1. to go or move up (a ladder, hill, slope, etc); mount; climb
  2. intr to slope or incline upwards
  3. intr to rise to a higher point, level, degree, etc
  4. to follow (a river) upstream towards its source
  5. to trace (a genealogy, etc) back in time
  6. to sing or play (a scale, arpeggio, etc) from the lower to higher notes
  7. ascend the throne
    to become king or queen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ascend1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English ascenden, from Anglo-French ascendre, from Latin ascendere “to climb up,†from a- a- 5 + -scendere, combining form of scandere “to climbâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ascend1

C14: from Latin ascendere, from scandere
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Synonym Study

See climb.
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Example Sentences

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It was clear while ascending to the Pacific Design Center that Design.Space — the inaugural retail experience blending rare design, art and fashion — was for the heads.

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By that point, Woad had ascended to top of the amateur rankings, which earned her the Mark H McCormack medal.

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Last year, the Rams were in a similar situation with linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who started for a Super Bowl-champion team as a rookie and ascended to team captain.

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But just as Watts’ star was ascending, she received alarming news.

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For eight seasons the sound of “Coooop†filled the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium, fans embracing the humble greatness of Cooper Kupp as he ascended from anonymity to become the new Rams’ first real homegrown star.

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