ascend
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/ əˈsɛnd /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount: to ascend a lookout tower; to ascend stairs.
to gain or succeed to; acquire: to ascend the throne.
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Origin of ascend
synonym study for ascend
6. See climb.
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British Dictionary definitions for ascend
ascend
/ (əˈsɛnd) /
verb
Word Origin for ascend
C14: from Latin ascendere, from scandere
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