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| as·cend [ ə sénd ] (past and past participle as·cend·ed, present participle as·cend·ing, 3rd person present singular as·cends) |
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1. intransitive verb move upward: to go upward, usually vertically or into the air
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2. transitive and intransitive verb climb something: to climb up something such as a hill or stairway
  The climber let down a rope so the others could ascend.
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3. intransitive verb lead upward: to rise or lead to a higher level
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4. intransitive verb rise to higher career position: to rise through the ranks to a higher status
She ascended through the ranks all the way to general.
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5. transitive verb take up position: to succeed to an important position, especially as a monarch
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formal
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ascend the throne
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| [14th century. < Latin ascendere "climb to" < scandere "to climb"] |
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| as·cend·a·ble adjective |
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