Defenition of the word ascend
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Defenition of the word ascend
- To go up, e.g. by flying or gliding; to travel up.
- To go up to a higher degree or the highest degree.
- travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
- travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
- come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
- slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
- go along towards (a river''s) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
- become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King''s death"
- go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
- travel up,
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- come up, of celestial bodies
- slope upwards
- go along towards (a river's) source
- appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
- become king or queen
- go back in order of genealogical succession
Synonyms for the word ascend
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- climb up
- come up
- go up
- move up
- rise
- uprise
Hyponyms for the word ascend
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- come up
- rise
- rise up
- surface
- uprise
Hypernyms for the word ascend
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- accede
- arise
- change
- come up
- date back
- date from
- enter
- follow
- go
- go back
- go up
- incline
- lift
- locomote
- move
- move up
- pitch
- rise
- slope
- travel
- travel along
- uprise
Antonyms for the word ascend
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- come down
- descend
- fall
- go down
- go under
- set
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