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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’.

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   • ascend, go up(verb) travel up, "We ascended the mountain". "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope". Synonyms: rise, come on, burn down, lift, come near, burn up, arise, go up, approach, come up, draw near, draw close, mount, climb up, move up, near, uprise, climb. Antonyms: go down, descend, fall, come down.

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