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Ascendible

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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.

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

as·cenda·ble, as·cendi·ble adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ascendible - capable of being ascended
scalable - capable of being scaled; possible to scale; "the scalable slope of a mountain"


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