ascend

ascended ascending ascends
Verb
1. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
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2. go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
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3. become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
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4. go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
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5. slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
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6. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
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