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English to English verb
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travel up, |  | Example: We ascended the mountain
go up a ladder
The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
source: wordnet30
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go back in order of genealogical succession | | Example: Inheritance may not ascend linearly
source: wordnet30
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become king or queen | | Example: She ascended to the throne after the King's death
source: wordnet30
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appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils | | Example: the vine climbed up the side of the house
source: wordnet30
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go along towards (a river's) source | | Example: The boat ascended the Delaware
source: wordnet30
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slope upwards | | Example: The path ascended to the top of the hill
source: wordnet30
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come up, of celestial bodies | | Example: The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
Jupiter ascends
source: wordnet30
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move to a better position in life or to a better job | | Example: She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
source: wordnet30
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To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to descend. | | source: webster1913
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To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne. | | source: webster1913
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