ascend

One entry found for ascend.

Main Entry: as·cend
Pronunciation: &-'send
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ascendere, from ad- + scandere to climb -- more at SCAN
intransitive verb
1 a : to move upward <the balloon ascended> b : to slope upward
2 a : to rise from a lower level or degree <ascend to power> b : to go back in time or in order of genealogical succession
transitive verb
1 : to go or move up <ascend a staircase>
2 : to succeed to : OCCUPY <ascend the throne>
- as·cend·able or as·cend·ible /-'sen-d&-b&l/ adjective