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   ascend

   /əˈsɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. go up or climb: "she ascended the stairs"
   • ▪ climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill): "the first traveller to ascend the mountain"
   • ▪ (of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river): "salmon ascend rivers from the sea to spawn"
   • 2. rise or move up through the air: "the lift ascended from his sight"
   • ▪ (of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead up: "the road ascends to the loch"
   • ▪ move up to a higher social or professional rank: "some executives ascend to top-level positions"
   • ▪ (of a spiritual being or soul) go to heaven: "the Prophet ascended to heaven"
   • ▪ (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch: "Carolyn's voice had ascended into high-pitched giggles"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin ascendere, from ad- ‘to’ + scandere ‘to climb’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Synonyms for ASCEND: climb, rise, soar, lift, up, mount, aspire, arise; Antonyms of ASCEND: descend, fall (off), drop, decline, plunge, dip, slide, plummet.

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   Synonyms for ASCEND: rise, soar, arise, go up, climb, mount, sprout, move upward, aspire, lift, escalate, progress, scale, slope up, come-up, hoick; Antonyms for ASCEND: descend, go down, decline, lower, set.

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   Synonyms of 'ascend' in British English. ascend. 1 (verb) in the sense of climb. Definition. to go or move up. I held her hand as we ascended the steps. Synonyms. climb. scale. mount. go up. See examples for synonyms. Opposites. go down , descend. 2 (verb) in the sense of slope upwards. Definition. to slope upwards.

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    Synonyms: go up, move upward, sprout , soar , rise , rise up, spring up, go upwards, climb , lift , progress , be promoted, come up. Sense: To climb. Synonyms: mount , scale , work one's way up, climb , shin up. 'ascend' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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