ascend

as·cend  (-snd)

v. as·cend·ed, as·cend·ing, as·cends

v.intr.

1. To go or move upward; rise. See Synonyms at rise.

2. To slope upward.

3. To rise from a lower level or station; advance: ascended from poverty to great wealth; ascend to the throne.

4. To go back in time or upward in genealogical succession.

v.tr.

1. To move upward upon or along; climb: ascended the mountain.

2. To succeed to; occupy: ascended the throne upon the death of her father.

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[Middle English ascenden, from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendere : ad-, ad- + scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·cenda·ble, as·cendi·ble adj.

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ascend

Verb

1. to go or move up

2. to slope upwards

3. ascend the throne to become king or queen [Latin ascendere]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ascend - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" go up go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" rise up, surface, come up, rise - come to the surface uprise - ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church" come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
	2.	ascend - go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" date back, date from, go back - belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
	3.	ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" accede, enter - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
	4.	ascend - appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" climb up
	5.	ascend - go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" travel along, follow - travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
	6.	ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" slope, incline, pitch - be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
	7.	ascend - come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends" uprise, come up, rise astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
	8.	ascend - move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great move up, rise change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

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ascend

verb 1. climb, scale, mount, go up << OPPOSITE go down

verb 2. slope upwards, come up, rise up << OPPOSITE slope downwards

verb 3. move up, rise, go up << OPPOSITE move down

verb 4. float up, rise, climb, tower, go up, take off, soar, lift off, fly up << OPPOSITE descend

Translations

ascend [əˈsɛnd] vt → subir, ascender

ascend [əˈsɛnd] vt → gravir

ascend [əˈsɛnd] vt → hinaufsteigen;

(throne) → besteigen

ascend [əˈsɛnd] vt → salire

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ascend

v ascend [əˈsend]

to climb, go, or rise up The smoke ascended into the air. styg, opgaan يَصْعَد، يَتَسَلَّق изкачвам се (vy)stoupat bestige; gå opad aufsteigen ανέρχομαι, ανεβαίνω subir, ascender, elevarse tõusma بالا رفتن؛ متصاعد شدن nousta s'élever לַעֲלוֹת, לְטַפֵּס चढ़ना, बढ़ना dizati se felemelkedik naik, mendaki rísa, stíga upp ascendere, salire 登る 올라가다 kopti, kilti, lipti kāpt(augšā); pacelties; uzlēkt naik (be)stijgen gå/stige opp, klatre, bestige wznosić/unosić się subir a se ridica подниматься stúpať dvigati se popeti se bestiga, stiga ปีน; ขึ้น yükselmek, çıkmak 上升 підніматися, сходити на اوپر جانا đi lên; bốc lên 上升

n aˈscendancy/aˈscendency

control or power (over) They have the ascendancy over the other political groups. styging, bestyging تَأثير، سَيْطَرَه надмощие nadvláda, převaha overtag; overlegenhed; herredømme Vormachtstellung (über) ισχύς, επιβολή ascendiente ülevõim استیلا؛ سلطه valta-asema ascendant עַלִייָה לַשִׁלטוֹן उत्थान nadmoć fölény kekuasaan, pengaruh yfirráð ascendente, predominio 優勢 권세, 지배 viršenybė pārākums; pārsvars kuasa overwicht kontroll, makt, herredømme kontrola superioridade ascendent, influ­enţă власть nadvláda vpliv nadmoć herravälde, kontroll, makt อำนาจ (เหนือ) üstünlük, hâkimiyet 優勢 перевага; влада над чимсь بلندی ، رفعت ، اوج ، کمال uy lực 优势

n aˈscent [-t]

1 the act of climbing or going up The ascent of Mount Everest. bestyging صُعود، تَسَلُّـق изкачване výstup opstigning; bestigning die Besteigung σκαρφάλωμα ascensión tõus صعود nousu ascension טִפּוּס @@@טִיפּוּס$$$ चढ़ाई uspon megmászás pendakian uppganga ascesa, scalata 登り 올라가기 kopimas, kilimas kāpšana pendakian beklimming oppstigning, bestigning wejście subida ascensiune восхождение výstup vzpon penjanje bestigning, uppstigning, uppfärd การปีน çıkış, tırmanış 登高 сходження چڑھنا ، اوپر جانا sự đi lên 登高

2 a slope upwards a steep ascent. steilte مُنْحَدَر إلى أعْلى склон svah stigning der Aufstieg πλαγιά cuesta, pendiente tõusev kallak سربالایی rinne montée עַלִייָה תְלוּלָה चढ़ाई uspon emelkedő tanjakan brekka upp í móti salita 上り坂 오르막길 šlaitas stāvums menaik helling motbakke, stigning wzniesienie subida urcuş подъём svah vzpon strm uspon stigning ทางชัน yokuş, bayır 斜坡 узвіз; крутий схил چڑھائی đường dốc 斜坡

ascend the throne

to be crowned king or queen. kroon bestyg إرتِقاء العَرْش възкачвам се nastoupit na trůn bestige tronen den Thron besteigen ανέρχομαι στο θρόνο ascender/subir al trono troonile asuma به سلطنت رسیدن nousta valtaistuimelle monter sur le trône לַעֲלוֹת עַל כֵּס הַמלוּכָה आरोहण uspeti se trónra lép naik tahta taka við konungdómi salire al trono 王位につく 왕위에 오르다 įžengti į sostą kāpt tronī naik takhta de troon bestijgen bestige tronen wstępować na tron subir ao trono a urca pe tron взойти на престол nastúpiť na trón zasesti prestol popeti se na presto bestiga tronen ขึ้นครองบัลลังก์ tahta çıkmak 登上王位 сходити на престол تخت نشین ہونا lên ngôi 登上王位