Definition of 'ascend'

Verb

1. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
      Synonyms: go up
      Antonyms: descend fall go down come down
2. go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
3. become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
4. go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
5. slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
6. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
      Synonyms: rise come up uprise
      Antonyms: set go down go under

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