ascend
/əˈsɛnd/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To move upward or slope toward a higher position.
The hikers watched the hot air balloon ascend into the clear morning sky.
Does this trail ascend steeply toward the summit?
To rise to a higher social rank, office, or position of power.
She worked diligently for twenty years to ascend to the role of chief executive.
Who will ascend to leadership after the current director retires?
Collocations
- ascend the stairs
- ascend the mountain
- ascend the throne
- ascend to the rank of
- ascend to power