ascend means to move upward, to fly, to soar. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.
ascend is pronounced /əˈsɛnd/.
Etymology
From Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”); see scan. Unrelated to accede other than common ad prefix.
verb
- To move upward, to fly, to soar.“He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.”
- To slope in an upward direction.
- To go up.“You ascend the stairs and take a right.”
- To succeed a ruler on (the throne).“She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.”
- To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
- To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).“Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.”
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