ascend meaning and definition

ASCEND verb

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
   • antonym: 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. appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
   • "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
   • synonyms: climb up
5. go along towards (a river's) source
   • "The boat ascended the Delaware"
6. slope upwards
   • "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
7. come up, of celestial bodies
   • "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
   • synonyms: come up, rise, uprise
   • antonym: go down
8. move to a better position in life or to a better job
   • "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
   • synonyms: move up, rise